What is CVE-2023-42981?

CVE-2023-42981 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-04-11.

How severe is CVE-2023-42981?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Apple Macos

CVE-2023-42981

Processing a file may lead to a denial-of-service or potentially disclose memory contents. This issue is fixed in macOS 14. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.003 (16.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions unspecified, 14.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42981?: CVE-2023-42981 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2023-42981?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.