VDB-248935 · CVE-2023-42828 · GCVE-0-2023-42828

Apple macOS crontabs privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS. Impacted is an unknown function of the component crontabs. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-42828. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component crontabs. The impact remains unknown.

The weakness was published 12/24/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at rapid7.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-42828 since 09/14/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

09/14/2023 🔍
12/24/2023 +101 days 🔍
12/24/2023 +0 days 🔍
06/04/2025 +528 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: rapid7.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-42828 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42828
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-248935
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 12/24/2023 08:57
Updated: 06/04/2025 04:21
Changes: 12/24/2023 08:57 (37), 01/18/2024 15:11 (1), 06/04/2025 04:21 (26)
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