CVE-2023-42838

HighCVSS 8.6/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An access issue was addressed with improvements to the sandbox. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code out of its sandbox or with certain elevated privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.6/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-284

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
ApplemacOS>= unspecified, < 13.6
ApplemacOS>= unspecified, < 14.1
ApplemacOS>= unspecified, < 12.7
applemacos< 12.7.2; >= 13.0, < 13.6.3; >= 14.0, < 14.1

References

Timeline

Published
Feb 21, 2024
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2023-42838: High severity, CVSS 8.6 | Vulnix