State Issues in macOS - CVE-2023-42913
Published: March 25, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU87762
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42913
CWE-ID: CWE-371
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS
macOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a state issue in the System Settings component. A remote user with Remote Login session access can obtain full disk access permissions and escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-42913
Install updates from vendor's website.