CVE-2023-42844

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    CVE-2023-42844

    Published: 25 Oct 2023Last Modified: 14 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. A website may be able to access sensitive user data when resolving symlinks.

    References: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983, https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984, https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985

    Affected packages

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    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
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