CVE-2023-42886 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability affecting Apple macOS Sonoma, Ventura, and Monterey, fixed in versions 14.2, 13.6.3, and 12.7.2 respectively. This flaw, rated 7.8 HIGH (CVSSv3.1), could allow a local attacker to cause unexpected application termination or achieve arbitrary code execution without user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 12.7CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 13.6CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 14.2CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 12.0.0, < 12.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 13.0, < 13.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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