CVE-2023-42836: Apple Ipad OS

Medium severity, CVSS 5.3. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. An attacker may be able to access connected network volumes mounted in the home directory.

Affected products

• Apple Ipad OS: before 17.1 (fixed in 17.1)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 17.1 (fixed in 17.1)
• Apple macOS: from 12.0, before 12.7.2 (fixed in 12.7.2); from 13.0, before 13.6.3 (fixed in 13.6.3); version 14.0 only

Published 2024-02-21. Last modified 2026-06-17.