Vulnerability details

CVE-2023-42977

Apple iOS and iPadOSApple macOS
CVSS 3.1
7.8High

Official description

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.

CVSS scores

ScoreVersionSourceVector
7.8High 3.1 CISA ADP / Vulnrichment (CISA-ADP) CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsSource
Apple iOS and iPadOS v < 17 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
Apple macOS v < 14 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

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Details

Published
2025-04-11
Last updated
2026-02-26
State
Published
Assigner (CNA)
apple

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.2%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
10.7%
Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable
No
Exploitation
None
Technical impact
Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-20
    Improper Input Validation