CVE-2023-42977

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

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-2023-42977 is rated Moderate Risk (44/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.15%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-42977

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 0.05% 0.15% +0.10%
2 2025-12-26 0.02% 0.05% +0.03%
3 2025-04-12 — 0.02% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-42977

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-42977

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-42977

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple ipad_os < 17.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os < 17.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos < 14.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-42977

URL Tags
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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