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CVE-2023-42887

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.3 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: 2024-01-23 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.4, macOS Sonoma 14.2. An app may be able to read arbitrary files.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: from 13.0 before 13.6.4; from 14.0 before 14.2 — fixed in 13.6.4, 14.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 13.6.4, 14.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/37
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214058
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/37
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214058
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214058

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