CVE-2023-40421
Apple macOS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 25, 2023, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 2, 2023, 1:43 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2023-40421.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2023-40421 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2023-40421 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.0.0 up to (excluding) 12.7.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.0 up to (excluding) 13.6.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0 up to (excluding) 14.1 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 26, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 25, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 25, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-40421 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-40421
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} 0.00%
score
0.26806
percentile