CVE-2023-42919VulnerabilityPublished 12 Dec 2023Updated 4 Nov 2025

CVE-2023-42919: Apple iOS and iPadOS · An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Affects Apple iOS and iPadOSSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · fixed in 17.2 : patch Apple iOS and iPadOS 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 32% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 17.2

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Dec 2023
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

AI-suggested

Apple has released official fixes for this issue in multiple OS versions including iOS 17.2, iPadOS 17.2, and others. Users and administrators should apply these updates to ensure the vulnerability is remediated. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patches.

Description

CVE-2023-42919 is a privacy vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where an app may be able to access sensitive user data due to insufficient redaction of private data in log entries. This issue affects multiple Apple operating systems and has been addressed by Apple in specific updates. The vulnerability is fixed in iOS 17.2, iPadOS 17.2, and several other Apple OS versions.

Impact

An app running on affected versions of Apple operating systems may be able to access sensitive user data that should have been protected by private data redaction in logs. This could lead to privacy violations if sensitive information is exposed to unauthorized applications.

Summary

This vulnerability involves a privacy issue where an application could access sensitive user data because of inadequate private data redaction in system log entries. Apple resolved this issue by improving the redaction mechanisms in log entries. The fix is included in macOS Sonoma 14.2, iOS 17.2, iPadOS 17.2, watchOS 10.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.3, iOS 16.7.3, iPadOS 16.7.3, and macOS Monterey 12.7.2.

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 25 Oct 2026, 21:43 UTC

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