FKIE_CVE-2023-42931

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-03-28 16:15 - Updated: 2025-11-04 20:17
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.3 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Summary
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Sonoma 14.2, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. A process may gain admin privileges without proper authentication.
References
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-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
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214037
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214038
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple macos *
apple macos *
apple macos *
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