Vulnerability in Apple macOS
CVE-2023-42844
This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. A website may be able to access sensitive user data when resolving symlinks.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (72.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213985 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213983 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-42844?
- CVE-2023-42844 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-10-25.
- How severe is CVE-2023-42844?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.