6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-42861
Apple macOS Screen Unlock Vulnerability (Authentication Bypass)
Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. An attacker with knowledge of a standard user's credentials can unlock another standard user's locked screen on the same Mac.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 25, 2023, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 10, 2024, 5:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-42861 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-42861 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
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-2023-42861.

URL Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/13
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214107

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Security assessement for a web app

Updated: 8 months, 3 weeks ago
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Born at : Feb. 26, 2024, 10:46 p.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-42861 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-42861 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214107 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/13 [No types assigned]
  • 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:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    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 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/kb/HT213984 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-732
    Added CPE Configuration OR *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/24 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 25, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} 0.02%

score

0.42631

percentile

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