PT-2023-8342 · Apple · Apple Macos

Erhad Husovic · Published 2023-07-24 · Updated 2024-01-17 · CVE-2023-42828

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 13.5

Description The issue is related to a lack of access control in the macOS operating system, specifically in the crontabs task scheduler. This could allow an attacker to gain root privileges. The estimated number of potentially affected devices is not specified.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 13.5, update to macOS Ventura 13.5 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the crontabs task scheduler until the update is applied.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-00529

CVE-2023-42828

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 5

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-42828 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42828 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-00529 · Security Note
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2023072444 · Note