Is CVE-2023-42931 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-42931 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-42931?

CVE-2023-42931 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-42931?

CVE-2023-42931 has an EPSS score of 1.17% (64th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-42931?

Upgrade macos to 14.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-42931

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-280Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions

How to fix

Remediation Available

macosNVD

Affected:>= 14.0, < 14.2Fixed in:14.2CVE-2023-42931derived 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 VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.17%probability of exploitation in 30 days

64thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 64% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory3

Other references3

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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 2025-11-04.