VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-42942

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-02-21
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-59
  • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-59

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