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TI-2023-22935 Aliases CVE-2023-42847GHSA-fwv4-p95x-f2mc

Apple macOS: An attacker may be able to access passkeys without authentication

Priority LOW 35Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. An attacker may be able to access passkeys without authentication.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01084 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed macOS (Apple): 14.1iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 17.1

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApplemacOSbefore 14.114.1Patch availableCNA
AppleiOS and iPadOSbefore 17.117.1Patch availableCNA
  • macOS VendorApple Affected before 14.1 Fixed in 14.1 Patch available CNA
  • iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 17.1 Fixed in 17.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0 to before 17.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0 to before 17.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*14.0 to before 14.1VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0 to before 17.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0 to before 17.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.0 to before 14.1 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 14.1
  • Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 17.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apple macOS 14.1

    33 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 29 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-22939 Apple iOS and iPadOS: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code executionPriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2023-22932 Link following in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 42
    • TI-2023-22359 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 41
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  • Release ·

    Apple iOS and iPadOS 17.1

    21 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 17 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-22939 Apple iOS and iPadOS: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code executionPriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2023-22359 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 41
    • TI-2023-21265 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 41
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-42847
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fwv4-p95x-f2mc

References

Advisory 6

  • 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
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Sources

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