Vulnerability · Published Feb 21, 2024 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2023-42952

Medium 4.4

In plain English

A medium-severity privilege mismanagement in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1. An app with root privileges may be able to access private information.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple macOS unspecified – before 13.6
Apple macOS unspecified – before 14.1
Apple iOS and iPadOS unspecified – before 17.1
Apple macOS unspecified – before 12.7

Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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