CVE-2023-42935

CVSS 3.1 Score 5.5 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Jan 23, 2024
Updated: Jan 29, 2024

Summary

CVE-2023-42935 is an authentication issue that affects various products, including macOS Ventura 13.6.4. The vulnerability allows a local attacker to view the previous logged-in user's desktop from the fast user switching screen. The risk score for this vulnerability is 25, with a base severity of MEDIUM and a base score of 5.5. The exploitability score is 1.8, indicating a relatively low level of difficulty in exploiting the vulnerability. The impact score is 3.6, highlighting the potential high confidentiality impact on organizations. To remediate this issue, users should update their affected products to macOS Ventura 13.6.4 or later versions to address the authentication issue and prevent unauthorized access to user desktops from the fast user switching screen.

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