CVE-2023-42945

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. An app may gain unauthorized access to Bluetooth.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

04 Nov 2025, 20:17

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References		() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 -

03 Dec 2024, 20:37

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~9.1~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:14.0:::::::*
First Time		Apple Apple macos
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 - Vendor Advisory
CWE		CWE-276

21 Nov 2024, 08:23

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References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 -

22 Aug 2024, 14:35

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-284
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 9.1

21 Feb 2024, 07:15

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-02-21 07:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 20:17

NVD link : CVE-2023-42945

Mitre link : CVE-2023-42945

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-42945

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

CWE

CWE-276

Incorrect Default Permissions

CWE-284

Improper Access Control

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