CVE-2023-42891
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-12-12 00:27
Modified
2024-08-02 19:30
Severity ?
Summary
An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. An app may be able to monitor keystrokes without user permission.
References
product-security@apple.comhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/10Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214037Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214038Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/10Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214037Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214038Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 12.7
Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 14.2
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