Apple macOS: An app may be able to fingerprint the user
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to fingerprint the user.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | macOS | before 13.5 | 13.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | before 15.7 | 15.7 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 11.7 | 11.7 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 12.6 | 12.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- macOS VendorApple Affected before 13.5 Fixed in 13.5 Patch available CNA
- iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 15.7 Fixed in 15.7 Patch available CNA
- macOS VendorApple Affected before 11.7 Fixed in 11.7 Patch available CNA
- macOS VendorApple Affected before 12.6 Fixed in 12.6 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
Remediation
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 13.5
- Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 15.7
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 11.7
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 12.6
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple macOS 11.7, 12.6
10 records Highest priority Priority LOW 10 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-15691 Buffer overflow in Apple macOSPriority LOW 36
- TI-2023-15673 Code injection in Apple macOSPriority LOW 36
- TI-2023-21699 Type confusion in Apple macOSPriority LOW 35
- Release ·
Apple macOS 13.5
7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-22951 Apple Safari: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code executionPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2023-22917 Apple macOS: An app may be able to gain root privilegesPriority LOW 35
- TI-2023-22921 Race condition in Apple macOSPriority LOW 32
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- Release ·
Apple iOS and iPadOS 15.7
4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-21699 Type confusion in Apple macOSPriority LOW 35
- TI-2023-15657 Out-of-bounds write in Apple macOSPriority LOW 35
- TI-2023-12752 Integer overflow in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 24
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-42831
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wf2c-jwfp-m8jr
References
More Apple Ipados vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-42831 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-42831 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wf2c-jwfp-m8jr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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