Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability in Apple iOS and macOS Products
CVE-2023-42969

3.3LOW

Key Information:

Vendor
Apple
Status
iOS And iPad OS
Mac OS
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 April 2025

Summary

A sandbox bypass vulnerability in Apple’s iOS, iPadOS, and macOS products allows apps to potentially escape their restricted environment. This flaw could enable malicious apps to access sensitive resources on the device, posing a significant privacy risk to users. Apple has addressed this issue in the latest updates, enhancing how caches are handled to prevent such escape attempts.

Affected Version(s)

iOS and iPadOS < 17

iOS and iPadOS < 16.7

macOS < 14

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/120949
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120329
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120950

CVSS V3.1

Score:
3.3
Severity:
LOW
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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