CVE-2023-42870

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-416

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
AppleiOS and iPadOS>= unspecified, < 17
ApplemacOS>= unspecified, < 14

References

Timeline

Published
Jan 10, 2024
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2023-42870: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix