CVE-2023-42853: Apple macOS

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: before 12.7.1 (fixed in 12.7.1); from 13.0, before 13.6.1 (fixed in 13.6.1); version 14.0 only

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