7.8
CVSSv3

CVE-2023-42931

Published: 28/03/2024 Updated: 08/04/2024
CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
VMScore: 0

Vulnerability Summary

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.3, macOS Sonoma 14.2, macOS Monterey 12.7.2. A process may gain admin privileges without proper authentication.

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The exploit targets a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in macOS versions Monterey, Ventura, and Sonoma.

macOS Privilege Escalation Exploit 💻 This repository contains an exploit script targeting a critical privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2023-42931) affecting macOS versions Monterey, Ventura, and Sonoma 🚨 Vulnerability Description ⚠️ The vulnerability allows unprivileged users to gain full root control over the system by exploiting the "diskutil" comma