CVE-2023-42887 (GCVE-0-2023-42887)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-23 00:25 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:17
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Summary
An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.4, macOS Sonoma 14.2. An app may be able to read arbitrary files.
Severity ?
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • An app may be able to read arbitrary files
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 13.6 (custom)
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