Is CVE-2023-42861 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-42861 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-42861?

CVE-2023-42861 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-42861?

CVE-2023-42861 has an EPSS score of 0.62% (45th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-42861?

Upgrade macos to 14.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-42861

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. An attacker with knowledge of a standard user's credentials can unlock another standard user's locked screen on the same Mac.

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

How to fix

Remediation Available

macosNVD

Affected:>= 14.0, < 14.1Fixed in:14.1CVE-2023-42861derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.62%probability of exploitation in 30 days

45thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 45% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory1

seclists.org

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2011-3923	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-15379	Critical	9.8	86%	-	-
CVE-2018-1000207	High	7.2	64%	-	-
CVE-2023-32986	High	8.8	63%	-	-
CVE-2021-44521	Critical	9.1	55%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-13374	Medium	4.3	38%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.