CVE-2023-42931

7.8 highEPSS 1.2%

High (7.8) in apple macos. EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

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

EPSS: 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 67% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-280
Published: 2024-03-28
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

apple:macos

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214037
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214038
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214037

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