| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.9 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple macOS up to 13.3. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes permission. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-42958. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple macOS up to 13.3. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-275. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.4. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.
It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-42958 since 09/14/2023. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Upgrading to version 13.4 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB Vector: 🔍VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 7.8
CNA Vector (apple): 🔍
CVSSv2
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VulDB Base Score: 🔍
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
Exploiting
Class: PermissionCWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍
Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍
Price Prediction: 🔍
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍
Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: macOS 13.4
Timeline
09/14/2023 🔍07/29/2024 🔍
07/29/2024 🔍
12/10/2024 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2023-42958 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42958
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-272827
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
Entry
Created: 07/29/2024 23:06Updated: 12/10/2024 06:43
Changes: 07/29/2024 23:06 (56), 07/31/2024 02:15 (1), 12/10/2024 06:43 (21)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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