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CVE-2023-42891

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-12-12 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. An app may be able to monitor keystrokes without user permission.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: from 12.0.0 before 12.7.2; from 13.0 before 13.6.3; from 14.0 before 14.2 — fixed in 12.7.2, 13.6.3, 14.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 12.7.2, 13.6.3, 14.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/10
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/11
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214037
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214038
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/10
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/11
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214037
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214038

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