{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-42931 exists.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42931 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"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."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2023-42931 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: 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.\nExploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-42931 exists.\n\nAffected product: Apple Macos. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42931/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42931/index.md)","id":"CVE-2023-42931","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42931/index.md","name":"CVE-2023-42931","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-r9x8-r5r4-mq7c"],"analysis":{"component_type":"operating_system","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"macOS operating system","requires_auth":"none","summary":"A local attacker can gain admin privileges without proper authentication on macOS, requiring an OS update to fix.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"apple","cpe":[{"product":"macos","vendor":"apple"}],"cvss":{"score":8.3,"severity":"high","source":"cisa-adp","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-280","name":"Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges"}],"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.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":"2024-03-26","github_poc":2,"max_poc_stars":8,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[{"date":"2024-03-26T11:01:54Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/d0rb/CVE-2023-42931","stars":8,"title":"The exploit targets a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in macOS versions Monterey, Ventura, and Sonoma."},{"date":"2025-07-27T17:22:15Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/tageniu/CVE-2023-42931","stars":6,"title":"The exploit targets a LPE works on macOS 14.0-14.1.2, 13.0-13.6.2, 12.0-12.7.1"}],"tier":"weaponised"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Privilege escalation in macOS","id":"CVE-2023-42931","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":"apple:macos","products":["apple:macos"],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2023"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":3,"next":{"headline":"Information disclosure in macOS","id":"CVE-2023-42932"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Privilege escalation in macOS","id":"CVE-2023-42930"},"products":["macOS"],"published":"2024-03-28","related":[{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Apple macOS Improper Authentication","id":"CVE-2026-65400","kev_date_added":"2026-08-18","published":"2026-08-06"},{"cvss_score":10,"headline":"Security feature bypass in macOS","id":"CVE-2024-44146","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2024-09-16"},{"cvss_score":10,"headline":"Security feature bypass in macOS","id":"CVE-2024-44148","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2024-09-16"},{"cvss_score":10,"headline":"Security feature bypass in macOS","id":"CVE-2023-38586","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2023-09-26"},{"cvss_score":10,"headline":"Security feature bypass in macOS","id":"CVE-2023-40455","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2023-09-26"},{"cvss_score":10,"headline":"Other in n/a","id":"CVE-1999-0590","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2000-02-04"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Memory corruption in macOS","id":"CVE-2026-84520","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-09-14"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"},{"class":"open","licence":"CC0","name":"PoC-in-GitHub"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"poc","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2025-11-04","vendors":["Apple"]},"summary":"A local attacker can gain admin privileges without proper authentication on macOS, requiring an OS update to fix.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42931/"}