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CVE-2023-42922

• 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

This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, iOS 16.7.3 and iPadOS 16.7.3, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. An app may be able to read sensitive location information.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 16.7.3; from 17.0 before 17.2 — fixed in 16.7.3, 17.2
• Apple Iphone Os: before 16.7.3; from 17.0 before 17.2 — fixed in 16.7.3, 17.2
• 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 iPadOS 16.7.3, 17.2; Apple Iphone Os 16.7.3, 17.2; 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/7
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/8
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214034
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035
• 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

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