CVE-2023-42872

MEDIUM 5.5CVE-2023-42872 · Published 10/01/2024 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2023-42872 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability affecting safari (apple).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.21%, higher than 11.6% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 17.0 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
safari apple	`< 17.0`	`17.0`

Description

The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 · Release Notes
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 · Release Notes
support.apple.com/kb/HT213938
support.apple.com/kb/HT213940

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

safari

apple

< 17.0

17.0

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