CVE-2023-42942

high

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.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-02-21

Updated: 2024-08-27

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High