CVE-2023-42982

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.4 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: 2025-04-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-125

Description

Processing a file may lead to a denial-of-service or potentially disclose memory contents. This issue is fixed in macOS 14. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

Affected products

Apple macOS: before 14.0 — fixed in 14.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 14.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/120950

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