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GHSA-R9X8-R5R4-MQ7C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-03-28 18:30 – Updated: 2025-11-04 21:31

Details

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.

Severity ?

7.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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    "severity": "HIGH"
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  "id": "GHSA-r9x8-r5r4-mq7c",
  "modified": "2025-11-04T21:31:23Z",
  "published": "2024-03-28T18:30:46Z",
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    },
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CVE-2023-42931 (GCVE-0-2023-42931)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-03-28 15:39 – Updated: 2025-11-04 19:24

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.

Severity ?

8.3 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

CWE

A process may gain admin privileges without proper authentication

Assigner

apple

References

URL

Tags

	https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214038
	https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214037
	https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

Apple

macOS

Affected: unspecified , < 13.6 (custom)

	Apple	macOS	Affected: unspecified , < 12.7 (custom)
	Apple	macOS	Affected: unspecified , < 14.2 (custom)

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-R9X8-R5R4-MQ7C

CVE-2023-42931 (GCVE-0-2023-42931)

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