CVE-2023-42958
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS...
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.4. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.
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
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.4. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.
- Record
CVE-2023-42958- 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
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.4. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.
- Record
CVE-2023-42958- 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
EUVDEUVD-2023-47379
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.4. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2023-47379- 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
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mfc5-73p4-m86j
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS...
A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.4. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.
- Record
GHSA-mfc5-73p4-m86j- 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-2023-42958 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Macos, published July 29, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.