CVE-2023-42961
Last modified
CVE-2023-42961 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.3/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Ipados | < 16.7 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | < 16.7 |
| Apple | Macos | >= 12.0, < 12.7 |
| Apple | Macos | >= 13.0, < 13.6 |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120328Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120329Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120337Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120949Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120950Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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