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CVE-2023-42942 Details

Description

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, tvOS 17.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981 CVEVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982 CVEVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 CVEVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985 CVEVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987 CVEVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')[email protected]
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')CISA-ADP

Affected Products

ProductVersions

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-42942
NVD Published Date:
Feb 21, 2024
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2023-42942 Details - Not Deferred