Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2023-42828

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2023-42828

Published: December 26, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU84747
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42828
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to crontabs does not properly impose security restrictions. A local application can execute arbitrary code with root privileges.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-42828

Install updates from vendor's website.

Sources