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CVE-2023-42961 Details

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.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:6.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120328 [email protected]Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120329 [email protected]Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120337 [email protected]Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120949 [email protected]Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120950 [email protected]Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')CISA-ADP

Affected Products

ProductVersions
apple ipados
< 16.7

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
apple iphone os
< 16.7

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
apple macos
>= 12.0, < 12.7
>= 13.0, < 13.6

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-42961
NVD Published Date:
Apr 11, 2025
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2023-42961 Details - Not Deferred