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CVE-2023-42974

Published: Mar 28, 2024Updated: Nov 4, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-362
7.0HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 95.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, iOS 16.7.3 and iPadOS 16.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-362

Affected Products

Apple
commercial·USaka apple inc., apple computer
iOS and iPadOSEmbeddedOS
Operating Systems / mobile-os
macOSOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
ipad os
Operating Systems
ipadosEmbeddedOS
Operating Systems / mobile-os
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214034
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214038
support.apple.com
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