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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2023-42861

An attacker with knowledge of a standard user's credentials can unlock another standard user's locked screen on the same Mac.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 0.62%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.62%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. An attacker with knowledge of a standard user's credentials can unlock another standard user's locked screen on the same Mac.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
0.62% probability · 48th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-732
Affected
apple/macos
Source
product-security@apple.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.