Vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados
CVE-2023-42942
This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, tvOS 17.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (30.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 30.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple iOS And Ipados — versions unspecified
- Apple Ipad OS
- Apple Ipados — versions 17.0
- Apple Iphone OS — versions 17.0
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified, 14.0
- Apple tvOS — versions unspecified
- Apple watchOS — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982 (Vendor Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-42942?
- CVE-2023-42942 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-02-21.
- How severe is CVE-2023-42942?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-42942 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.