What is CVE-2023-42938?

CVE-2023-42938 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Itunes, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-03-14.

How severe is CVE-2023-42938?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple Itunes

CVE-2023-42938

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iTunes 12.13.1 for Windows. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.

Published 2024-03-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (7.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 7.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple Itunes
Apple Itunes For Windows — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-693 — Protection Mechanism Failure

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT214091 (Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/kb/HT214091 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42938?: CVE-2023-42938 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Itunes, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-03-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-42938?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.