CVE-2023-42931

2024-03-2815:39:16

apple

github.com

improvement

admin privilege

authentication

macos ventura

macos sonoma

macos monterey

AI Score

6.2

Confidence

Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.2%

SSVC

Exploitation

poc

Automatable

Technical Impact

total

JSON

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.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "Apple",
    "product": "macOS",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "unspecified",
        "lessThan": "13.6",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "Apple",
    "product": "macOS",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "unspecified",
        "lessThan": "12.7",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "Apple",
    "product": "macOS",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "unspecified",
        "lessThan": "14.2",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  }
]

ADP Affected

[
  {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "vendor": "apple",
    "product": "macos",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "12.0.0",
        "lessThan": "12.7.2",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unknown"
  },
  {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "vendor": "apple",
    "product": "macos",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "13.0",
        "lessThan": "13.6.3",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unknown"
  },
  {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "vendor": "apple",
    "product": "macos",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "14.0",
        "lessThan": "14.2",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unknown"
  }
]