Vulnerability · Published Apr 11, 2025 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2023-42961
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal 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 0.5% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 60.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, macOS Sonoma 14, macOS Ventura 13.6, macOS Monterey 12.7. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – before 17 |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – before 16.7 |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified – before 14 |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified – before 13.6 |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified – before 12.7 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L