VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-42873
An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.22%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, tvOS 17.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.22% probability · 13th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- apple/ipad os · apple/iphone os · apple/macos · apple/tvos
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213987
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.