Apple macOS sandbox

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to sandbox. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-42977. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sandbox vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-265. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-42977 since 09/14/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1611.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Sandbox
CWE: CWE-265 / CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/14/2023 🔍
04/11/2025 +575 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-42977 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42977
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-304532
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 04/11/2025 17:18
Changes: 04/11/2025 17:18 (54)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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