CVE-2023-42891

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. An app may be able to monitor keystrokes without user permission.

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 HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/10	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/11	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214037	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214038	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/10	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/11	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214037	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214038	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214037
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214038

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

History

04 Nov 2025, 20:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036 - () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214037 - () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214038 -

Information

Published : 2023-12-12 01:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 20:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-42891

Mitre link : CVE-2023-42891

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-42891

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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