Vulnerability · Published Oct 25, 2023 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2023-42842

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 71.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple macOS unspecified – before 14.1

References