Apple macOS up to 12.7.1/13.6.2/14.1 Keystroke permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 12.7.1/13.6.2/14.1 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Keystroke Handler. The manipulation leads to permission. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-42891. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 12.7.1/13.6.2/14.1 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Keystroke Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-275. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. An app may be able to monitor keystrokes without user permission.

The weakness was released 12/12/2023 as HT214036. The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-42891 since 09/14/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 12.7, 13.6 or 14.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 12.7/13.6/14.2

Timelineinfo

09/14/2023 🔍
12/12/2023 +89 days 🔍
12/12/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/02/2024 +21 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT214036
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-42891 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42891
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-247481
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2023 08:57
Updated: 01/02/2024 08:43
Changes: 12/12/2023 08:57 (43), 01/02/2024 08:43 (11)
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