cve-2023-42938
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-03-14 18:24
Modified
2025-03-28 20:47
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iTunes 12.13.1 for Windows. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.
References
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214091Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT214091Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214091Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214091Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
AppleiTunes for Windows
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