Is CVE-2023-42942 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-42942 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-42942?

CVE-2023-42942 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-42942?

CVE-2023-42942 has an EPSS score of 0.39% (31th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-42942?

Upgrade ipad os to 16.7.2 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-42942

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

This issue was addressed with improved handling of symlinks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, tvOS 17.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. A malicious app may be able to gain root privileges.

CWE-59Link Following

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipad osNVD

Affected:< 16.7.2Fixed in:16.7.2CVE-2023-42942derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 16.7.2Fixed in:16.7.2CVE-2023-42942derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:>= 13.0, < 13.6.1Fixed in:13.6.1CVE-2023-42942derived from NVD

watchosNVD

Affected:< 10.1Fixed in:10.1CVE-2023-42942derived 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 RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.39%probability of exploitation in 30 days

31stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 31% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory6

Other references3

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CVE-2021-32610	High	7.1	73%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-36193	High	7.5	71%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-40028	Medium	4.9	58%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-0787	High	7.8	43%	KEV + Ransom	-

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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.