Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 25, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-42861

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. An attacker with knowledge of a standard user's credentials can unlock another standard user's locked screen on the same Mac.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./macOS Sonomallm-fuzzy
Range: before 14.1
Apple Inc./macOSv5
Range: unspecified

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References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/kb/HT213984nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/May/13nvd
support.apple.com/kb/HT214107nvd

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