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    CVE-2023-42942

    This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, tvOS 17.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

    Published:Feb 21, 2024
    Last Modified:Nov 4, 2025
    EPS:Feb 21, 2024
    EPSS Score:0.00096
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Ipad Os
    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Ipados
    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Iphone Os
    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Macos
    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Tvos
    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Watchos

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High