CVE-2023-42834

A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of files. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214037	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214038	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214037	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214038	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213988
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214037
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214038

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:14.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::

History

04 Nov 2025, 20:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982 - () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 - () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213988 - () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214037 - () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214038 -

Information

Published : 2024-02-21 07:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 20:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-42834

Mitre link : CVE-2023-42834

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-42834

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

ipad_os
iphone_os
macos
watchos

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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