CVE-2023-42861

6.5 mediumEPSS 0.8%

Medium (6.5) in apple macos. EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. An attacker with knowledge of a standard user's credentials can unlock another standard user's locked screen on the same Mac.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

6.5 medium

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

EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 56% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-732
Published: 2023-10-25
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

apple:macos

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/13
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214107

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