TI-2023-23008 Aliases CVE-2023-42931 GHSA-r9x8-r5r4-mq7c

Apple macOS: A process may gain admin privileges without proper authentication

HIGH 71CWE-280Published 2024-03-28 · Updated 2025-11-04

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Sonoma 14.2, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. A process may gain admin privileges without proper authentication.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01171 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed macOS (Apple): 13.6, 12.7, 14.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

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 13.6	13.6	Patch available	CNA
Apple	macOS	before 12.7	12.7	Patch available	CNA
Apple	macOS	before 14.2	14.2	Patch available	CNA

macOS VendorApple Affected before 13.6 Fixed in 13.6 Patch available CNA
macOS VendorApple Affected before 12.7 Fixed in 12.7 Patch available CNA
macOS VendorApple Affected before 14.2 Fixed in 14.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::	12.0 to before 12.7.2; 13.0 to before 13.6.3; 14.0 to before 14.2	Vulnerable	Apple

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0 to before 12.7.2; 13.0 to before 13.6.3; 14.0 to before 14.2 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 13.6
Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 12.7
Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 14.2

Fixed in the same release

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

Release · 2024-03-28
Apple macOS 14.2
12 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 2 MEDIUM, 9 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-23026 Use after free in Apple SafariPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2023-22993 Insecure storage of sensitive information in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2023-23023 Path traversal in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 39
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Release · 2024-03-28
Apple macOS 12.7, 13.6
8 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 7 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-23023 Path traversal in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 39
- TI-2023-22973 Use after free in Apple macOSPriority LOW 35
- TI-2023-23041 Race condition in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 32
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-42931
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r9x8-r5r4-mq7c

References

Advisory 3

TI-2026-46583 Improper authentication in Apple macOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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

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Sources

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