CVE-2023-42889

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. An app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:14.0:::::::*

History

04 Nov 2025, 20:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 - () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985 -

09 Dec 2024, 17:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985 - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:14.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
First Time		Apple Apple macos
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~5.3~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5
CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo

Information

Published : 2024-02-21 07:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 20:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-42889

Mitre link : CVE-2023-42889

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-42889

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-290

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

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