CVE-2023-42861: Apple macOS

Medium severity, CVSS 6.5. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. An attacker with knowledge of a standard user's credentials can unlock another standard user's locked screen on the same Mac.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: from 14.0, before 14.1 (fixed in 14.1)

Published 2023-10-25. Last modified 2026-06-17.