CVE-2023-42889: Apple macOS

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The 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 bypass certain Privacy preferences.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: from 12.0, 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.