Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-42945

MediumLPE

Published: 21 February 2024

Published
21 February 2024
Modified
04 November 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0007 22.6th percentile
Risk Priority 11 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-42945 is a medium-severity Incorrect Default Permissions (CWE-276) vulnerability in Apple Macos. Its CVSS base score is 5.5 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 22.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. An app may gain unauthorized access to Bluetooth.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

apple
macos
14.0

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-276

The access control policy and procedures directly mandate and enforce proper access control mechanisms across the organization.

addresses: CWE-276 CWE-284

Guides setting of default permissions to the minimum required level.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-276

Defines roles, responsibilities, and access rules for configuration management activities, making improper access to configuration resources harder to exploit.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-276

Baseline includes documented access control settings that are reviewed and maintained, reducing the ability to exploit improper access control.

addresses: CWE-276 CWE-284

Requiring the most restrictive settings instead of defaults prevents incorrect default permissions on resources.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-276

Explicitly requires protecting the configuration management plan from unauthorized disclosure and modification.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-276

The policy defines and enforces restrictions on physical access to resources, directly reducing improper access control.

addresses: CWE-276 CWE-284

Tailoring explicitly overrides or scopes default permission assignments in the baseline to match the system's actual risk and operational needs.

References