PT-2023-8352

CVE-2023-42850

Published

2023-10-25

Updated

2024-02-11

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CVSS 3.1

5.5

Medium

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 14.1

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the LaunchServices component of the macOS operating system, which may allow an app to access sensitive user data. The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic.

Recommendations For versions prior to 14.1, update to macOS Sonoma 14.1 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive user data until the update is applied.

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