CVE-2023-41979

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Published Sep 26, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Analysis

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Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 14

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-46438	A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.215% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940

History

Nov 4, 2025 8:30 PM Added references View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940

Sep 24, 2024 3:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Apple Macos

Weaknesses

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Sources

CVE record Updated: Nov 4, 2025, 7:21 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: Sep 26, 2023, 8:14 PM
Updated: Nov 4, 2025, 7:21 PM
Reserved: Sep 6, 2023, 5:40 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:09 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:09 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:23 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 27, 2023, 3:19 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:23 AM

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