Path Traversal in Apple iOS And Ipados
CVE-2023-42961
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, macOS Sonoma 14, macOS Ventura 13.6, macOS Monterey 12.7. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 35.4% 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 Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/120949 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/120329 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/120950 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/120337 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/120328 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-42961?
- CVE-2023-42961 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2025-04-11.
- How severe is CVE-2023-42961?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-42961 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.