Is CVE-2023-42961 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-42961 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-42961?

CVE-2023-42961 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-42961?

CVE-2023-42961 has an EPSS score of 0.41% (33th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-42961?

Upgrade ipados to 16.7 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-42961

MEDIUM

6.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. 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. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:< 16.7Fixed in:16.7CVE-2023-42961derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 16.7Fixed in:16.7CVE-2023-42961derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:>= 13.0, < 13.6Fixed in:13.6CVE-2023-42961derived 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

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.41%probability of exploitation in 30 days

33rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 33% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory5

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CVE-2024-23897	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-32315	High	8.6	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-29464	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-26086	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-22005	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-5902	Critical	9.8	100%	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 2025-04-21.