CVE-2023-42931 Privilege escalation in macOS

What is CVE-2023-42931?

CVE-2023-42931 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 28 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Sonoma 14.2, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. A process may gain admin privileges without proper authentication.

Weakness: CWE-280

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42931?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2023-42931?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42931 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-42931 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-42931 exists.

Public exploit code: 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos

• CVE-2026-65400 Apple macOS Improper Authentication Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-44146 Security feature bypass in macOS Critical 10.0
• CVE-2024-44148 Security feature bypass in macOS Critical 10.0
• CVE-2023-38586 Security feature bypass in macOS Critical 10.0
• CVE-2023-40455 Security feature bypass in macOS Critical 10.0

All Apple Macos vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-r9x8-r5r4-mq7c.