CVE-2023-42942 (GCVE-0-2023-42942)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-21 06:41 – Updated: 2025-11-04 19:24
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Summary
This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, tvOS 17.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: unspecified , < 16.7 (custom)
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    Apple tvOS Affected: unspecified , < 17.1 (custom)
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    Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 14.1 (custom)
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    Apple watchOS Affected: unspecified , < 10.1 (custom)
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    Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 13.6 (custom)
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    Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: unspecified , < 17.1 (custom)
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