CVE-2023-42897

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2. An attacker with physical access may be able to use Siri to access sensitive user data.

CVSS v3 4.6 MEDIUM

4.6^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/7	Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/7	Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214035

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::

History

04 Nov 2025, 20:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214035 -

Information

Published : 2023-12-12 01:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 20:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-42897

Mitre link : CVE-2023-42897

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-42897

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

ipados
iphone_os

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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