CVE-2023-42934 (GCVE-0-2023-42934)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-10 22:03 – Updated: 2025-11-04 19:24
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Summary
An information disclosure issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. An app with root privileges may be able to access private information.
Severity ?
4.2 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • An app with root privileges may be able to access private information
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: unspecified , < 17 (custom)
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