CVE-2023-42953

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17.1, watchOS 10.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, 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/HT213987	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988	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/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:iphone_os::::::::
	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-2023-42953

Mitre link : CVE-2023-42953

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-42953

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

watchos
iphone_os
ipad_os
tvos
macos

CWE

CWE-276

Incorrect Default Permissions

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