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CVE-2023-42859

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-02-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: from 12.0 before 12.7.1; from 13.0 before 13.6.1; 14.0 — fixed in 12.7.1, 13.6.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 12.7.1, 13.6.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985

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