CVE-2023-42844

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. A website may be able to access sensitive user data when resolving symlinks.

• CWE-59

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

Published

Oct 25, 2023

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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