CVE-2023-42894 (GCVE-0-2023-42894)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-12 00:27 – Updated: 2025-11-04 19:23
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Summary
This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. An app may be able to access information about a user's contacts.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • An app may be able to access information about a user's contacts
Assigner
apple CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 37/100 over 664 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 13.6 (custom)
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Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 12.7 (custom)
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Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 14.2 (custom)
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