Local privilege escalation
Published Jan 10, 2024 · Updated Nov 4, 2025
Privilege escalation in Apple macOS before 14 allows attackers to gain elevated privileges through a locally executed app. Apple identifies Dev Tools as the affected component but states only that improved checks resolve the issue, leaving the failed validation operation undisclosed. Execution of attacker-controlled code on an affected Mac is required; successful exploitation raises privileges, but Apple does not specify the resulting privilege level.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in Apple macOS before 14 allows attackers to gain elevated privileges through a locally executed app. Apple identifies Dev Tools as the affected component but states only that improved checks resolve the issue, leaving the failed validation operation undisclosed. Execution of attacker-controlled code on an affected Mac is required; successful exploitation raises privileges, but Apple does not specify the resulting privilege level.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-42933
- Published
- Jan 10, 2024
- Updated
- Nov 4, 2025
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- macOS
- Classifications
- T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 10, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 4, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <14
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