CVE-2023-42893

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.5)—
A permissions issue was addressed by removing vulnerable code and adding additional checks. 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, tvOS 17.2, watchOS 10.2, macOS Sonoma 14.2. An app may be able to access protected user data.
CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Base score: 5.5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.26%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 17
Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (5)

Apple — Ipados Apple — Iphone OS Apple — Macos Apple — Tvos Apple — Watchos
CWEs

NVD-CWE-noinfo
References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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