CVE-2023-42977 is a path handling vulnerability affecting Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS that could allow an application to escape its sandbox. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) but could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the FAUCET Risk Score of 75/100 indicates a notable potential risk. Apple has addressed this issue with improved validation in iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma 14.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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