CVE-2023-42938 (GCVE-0-2023-42938)
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
CWE
  • A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges
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
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple iTunes for Windows Version: unspecified   < 12.13
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