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CVE-2023-42836

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-02-21 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. An attacker may be able to access connected network volumes mounted in the home directory.

Affected products

• Apple Ipad Os: before 17.1 — fixed in 17.1
• Apple Iphone Os: before 17.1 — fixed in 17.1
• Apple macOS: from 12.0 before 12.7.2; from 13.0 before 13.6.3; 14.0 — fixed in 12.7.2, 13.6.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple Ipad Os 17.1; Apple Iphone Os 17.1; Apple macOS 12.7.2, 13.6.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214037
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214038
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214037
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214038
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214037
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214038

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