CVE-2023-42838 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An access issue was addressed with improvements to the sandbox. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code out of its sandbox or with certain elevated privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00035.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Apple	Macos

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:14.0:::::::*

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214037
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214038

History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00026}`	epss `{'score': 0.00035}`

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Apple Apple macos
Weaknesses		NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:14.0:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Apple Apple macos
Metrics	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-284
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2024-02-21T06:41:24.366Z

Updated: 2024-08-09T15:43:10.335Z

Reserved: 2023-09-14T19:05:11.449Z

Link: CVE-2023-42838

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:30:24.780Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-02-21T07:15:48.543

Modified: 2024-12-06T13:51:35.313

Link: CVE-2023-42838

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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