CVE-2023-42832 Race condition in macOS

What is CVE-2023-42832?

CVE-2023-42832 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 10 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42832?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2023-42832?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42832 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-42832 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42832 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Apple Macos vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-m9rv-cpgh-2jv7.