CVE-2023-42931

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

Unavailable / Other

Publication date:

28/03/2024

Last modified:

04/11/2025

Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Sonoma 14.2, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. A process may gain admin privileges without proper authentication.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.80 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x

7.80

Severity 3.x

HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::	12.0 (including)	12.7.2 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::	13.0 (including)	13.6.3 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::	14.0 (including)	14.2 (excluding)

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CVE-2023-42931

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools