CVE-2023-42969

An app may be able to break out of its sandbox. 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. The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches.

Published: 2025-04-11 Last update: 2025-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-42969 is rated Low Risk (20.4/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-42969

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-02-05 0.01% 0.07% +0.06%
2 2025-04-12 — 0.01% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-42969

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.3 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.8 1.4 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-42969

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-42969

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple ipados < 16.7 cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os < 16.7 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos < 12.7 cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos >= 13.0, < 13.6 cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-42969

URL Tags
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120328 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120329 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120337 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120949 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120950 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
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