CVE-2023-42928 (GCVE-0-2023-42928)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-02-21 06:41
Modified
2025-11-04 19:24
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- An app may be able to gain elevated privileges
Summary
The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.
References
| ► | URL | Tags |
|---|---|---|
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS |
Version: unspecified < 17.1 |
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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