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 sa…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.004 (30.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.