CVE-2023-42931
High
Published: 28 March 2024
Published
28 March 2024
Modified
04 November 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.0280
86.4th percentile
Risk Priority
17
60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS
Summary
CVE-2023-42931 is a high-severity Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges (CWE-280) vulnerability in Apple Macos. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 13.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-47352
Vulnerability details
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.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
apple
macos
12.0 — 12.7.2 · 13.0 — 13.6.3 · 14.0 — 14.2
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.