CVE-2023-42845

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-10-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-306

Description

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without authentication.

Affected products

Apple iPadOS: from 17.0 before 17.1 — fixed in 17.1
Apple Iphone Os: from 17.0 before 17.1 — fixed in 17.1
Apple macOS: from 14.0 before 14.1 — fixed in 14.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 17.1; Apple Iphone Os 17.1; Apple macOS 14.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984

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