CVE-2023-42942

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks

High · published February 21, 2024

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
31.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, tvOS 17.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00387 · 31.5th percentile
Published
2024-02-21T06:41Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 FEB 06:41Z
    This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks
    cvelistv5