High severity · published Mar 28, 2024
CVE-2023-42974
A race condition was addressed with improved state handling
7.0
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, iOS 16.7.3 and iPadOS 16.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 4% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
17.0 before 17.2 · source: NVD
MA
macOS · Apple
12.0 before 12.7.2; 13.0 before 13.6.3; 14.0 before 14.2 · source: NVD
IO
Ipad OS · Apple
before 16.7.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42974
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-42974
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214034
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214037
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214038
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036
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