CVE-2023-42969

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited 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

0.16% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 5.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

3.3 (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:N/I:L/A:N

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. 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

2025-04-11 14:53Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-04-11 16:04Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-09-14

Assigning CNA

apple

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Low (CVSS 3.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-284Improper Access ControlPillar

Data version

5.1

Document digest

f35b72e585668eff4461526997ad09130882c5bfcf8532f3e930e95a617b78e8

• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120949
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120329
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120950
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120337
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120328