CVE-2023-42861 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. An attacker with knowledge of a standard user's credentials can unlock another standard user's locked screen on the same Mac.

Published: 2023-10-25

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 14.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-47282	A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. An attacker with knowledge of a standard user's credentials can unlock another standard user's locked screen on the same Mac.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0062.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/13
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214107

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Macos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2023-10-25T18:31:43.736Z

Updated: 2025-02-13T17:12:49.092Z

Reserved: 2023-09-14T19:05:11.452Z

Link: CVE-2023-42861

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:30:24.890Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-25T19:15:11.027

Modified: 2026-06-17T06:24:41.843

Link: CVE-2023-42861

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-732
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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