Is CVE-2023-42913 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-42913 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-42913?

CVE-2023-42913 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-42913?

CVE-2023-42913 has an EPSS score of 0.54% (41th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-42913?

Upgrade macos to 14.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-42913

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.2. Remote Login sessions may be able to obtain full disk access permissions.

CWE-922

How to fix

Remediation Available

macosNVD

Affected:< 14.2Fixed in:14.2CVE-2023-42913derived 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

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.54%probability of exploitation in 30 days

41stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 41% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.apple.com

Other references1

support.apple.com

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