Vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados
CVE-2023-42969
An app may be able to break out of its sandbox. 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. The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.
Published · last modified .
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:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (5.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 5.4% 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/120949 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/120329 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/120950 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/120337 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/120328 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-42969?
- CVE-2023-42969 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2025-04-11.
- How severe is CVE-2023-42969?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.