CVE-2023-42899
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.2,...
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, watchOS 10.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, tvOS 17.2, iOS 16.7.3 and iPadOS 16.7.3, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. Processing an image may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.8
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, watchOS 10.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, tvOS 17.2, iOS 16.7.3 and iPadOS 16.7.3, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. Processing an image may lead to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2023-42899- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, watchOS 10.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, tvOS 17.2, iOS 16.7.3 and iPadOS 16.7.3, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. Processing an image may lead to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2023-42899- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-47320 No score
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, watchOS 10.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, tvOS 17.2, iOS 16.7.3 and iPadOS 16.7.3, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. Processing an image may lead to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2023-47320- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wv6v-xw76-cc74
7.8
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.2,...
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, watchOS 10.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, tvOS 17.2, iOS 16.7.3 and iPadOS 16.7.3, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. Processing an image may lead to arbitrary code execution.
- Record
GHSA-wv6v-xw76-cc74- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-42899 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Ipados, published December 12, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035
support.apple.com/en-us/HT214034
support.apple.com/en-us/HT214038
support.apple.com/en-us/HT214040
support.apple.com/en-us/HT214037
support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036
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support.apple.com/en-us/HT214041
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/7
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/10
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/8
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/11
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/13
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/12
support.apple.com/kb/HT214041
support.apple.com/kb/HT214040
support.apple.com/kb/HT214037
support.apple.com/kb/HT214036
support.apple.com/kb/HT214035
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42899
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wv6v-xw76-cc74