CVE-2023-42958

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.4. An app may be able to gain elevated 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

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
ApplemacOS>= unspecified, < 13.4
applemacos< 13.4

References

Timeline

Published
Jul 29, 2024
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed

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CVE-2023-42958: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix