CVE-2023-42969 Privilege escalation in iOS and iPadOS
An app can break out of its sandbox due to improper cache handling, allowing privilege escalation on Apple operating systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-42969?
CVE-2023-42969 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 11 Apr 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An app may be able to break out of its sandbox. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, macOS Sonoma 14, macOS Ventura 13.6, macOS Monterey 12.7. The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42969?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2023-42969?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42969 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-42969 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42969 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-64h7-7273-jw5g.