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CVE-2023-42824

UNKNOWN
Published 2023-10-04T18:02:20.884Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
7.8
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.005
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.5% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.656
Higher than 65.6% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.1 and iPadOS 16.7.1. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.6.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Apple

iOS and iPadOS

Affected Versions:

unspecified

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This vulnerability is actively being exploited in the wild

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Remediation Status

Overdue

Due Date

October 26, 2023

Added to KEV

October 5, 2023

Required Action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Affected Product

Vendor/Project: Apple
Product: iOS and iPadOS

Ransomware Risk

Known Ransomware Use
KEV Catalog Version: 2025.01.24 Released: January 24, 2025

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-3rg4-6v45-69gj

Advisory Details

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.0.3 and iPadOS 17.0.3. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.6.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42824
WEB https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213961
WEB https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213972
WEB https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213961
WEB https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213972
WEB http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/12
WEB http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/16

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: October 4, 2023, Modified: April 4, 2024

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213972
Published: 2023-10-04T18:02:20.884Z
Last Modified: 2025-02-03T13:59:31.082Z
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