CVE-2023-42961

MEDIUM

iPadOS < 16.7 - Sandbox Restriction Bypass via Path Handling Issue

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, macOS Sonoma 14, macOS Ventura 13.6, macOS Monterey 12.7. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.

References (5)

Core 5

Scores

CVSS v3 6.3
EPSS 0.0022
EPSS Percentile 44.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (3)
apple/ipados < 16.7
apple/iphone_os < 16.7
apple/macos 12.0 - 12.7
Published Apr 11, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026