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CVE-2023-42905VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2023-42905: Apple macOS · Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code

Affects Apple macOSSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 14.2 soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

Severity
High

Rated High by the CNA (apple) · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 23% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 14.2

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 12 Dec 2023

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

Upgrade apple/macos to 14.2.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Appleapple/macospkg:deb/apple/macosOther threatsAffected
  • <14.2
Fixed in
  • 14.2

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AI-suggested

A fix for these vulnerabilities is available in macOS Sonoma 14.2. Users and administrators should update to macOS 14.2 or later to remediate these issues.

Description

Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities in macOS could allow processing of maliciously crafted files to cause unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. These issues are addressed in macOS Sonoma 14.2.

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