CVE-2023-42942

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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981	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/HT213985	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981	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/HT213985	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213988

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:17.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:17.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:14.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::

History

04 Nov 2025, 20:17

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

Information

Published : 2024-02-21 07:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 20:17

NVD link : CVE-2023-42942

Mitre link : CVE-2023-42942

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-42942

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

watchos
ipados
iphone_os
ipad_os
tvos
macos

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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