What is CVE-2023-42957?

CVE-2023-42957 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2024-07-29.

How severe is CVE-2023-42957?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2023-42957

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14, watchOS 10. An app may be able to read sensitive location information.

Published 2024-07-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (4.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 4.9% 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 iOS And Ipados — versions unspecified
Apple Ipados
Apple Iphone OS
Apple macOS — versions unspecified
Apple watchOS — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42957?: CVE-2023-42957 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2024-07-29.
How severe is CVE-2023-42957?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.