CVE-2023-42935 (GCVE-0-2023-42935)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-23 00:25 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:17
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Summary
An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.4. A local attacker may be able to view the previous logged in user’s desktop from the fast user switching screen.
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • A local attacker may be able to view the previous logged in user’s desktop from the fast user switching screen
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 13.6 (custom)
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