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CVE-2023-42861 (GCVE-0-2023-42861)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-25 18:31 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:12
VLAI
Summary
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. An attacker with knowledge of a standard user's credentials can unlock another standard user's locked screen on the same Mac.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-07-17 20:20 UTC
CWE
  • An attacker with knowledge of a standard user's credentials can unlock another standard user's locked screen on the same Mac
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 14.1 (custom)
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