CVE-2023-42931

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.17% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 65.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2024-03-28 15:39Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-11-04 19:24Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-09-14

Assigning CNA

apple

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Weaknesses

• CWE-280Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or PrivilegesBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

9a4c938575dbdeab99b0f304d37c0dfd863ccf78d700b760e304b759d576639e

• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214038
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214037
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT214038
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT214037
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036