CVE-2023-42859

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-284

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
ApplemacOS>= unspecified, < 14.1
ApplemacOS>= unspecified, < 13.6
ApplemacOS>= unspecified, < 12.7
applemacos>= 12.0, < 12.7.1; >= 13.0, < 13.6.1; >= 14.0, < 14.1

References

Timeline

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

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CVE-2023-42859: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix