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CVE-2023-42942
Published: Feb 21, 2024
Modified: Nov 4, 2025
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Apple | iOS and iPadOS | affected unspecified - < 16.7 |
Apple | tvOS | affected unspecified - < 17.1 |
Apple | macOS | affected unspecified - < 14.1 |
Apple | watchOS | affected unspecified - < 10.1 |
Apple | macOS | affected unspecified - < 13.6 |
Apple | iOS and iPadOS | affected unspecified - < 17.1 |
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