CVE-2023-42829

The issue was addressed with additional restrictions on the observability of app states. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to access SSH passphrases.

CVSS v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

History

17 Jan 2024, 21:14

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5
First Time		Apple Apple macos
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

10 Jan 2024, 22:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-01-10 22:15

Updated : 2025-06-16 19:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-42829

Mitre link : CVE-2023-42829

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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