Data Exposure Vulnerability in Apple's macOS and iOS Products
CVE-2023-23499

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Apple
Status
iOS and iPadOS
tvOS
macOS
watchOS
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 February 2023

Summary

A vulnerability in Apple's operating systems allows applications to potentially access user-sensitive data without proper protection. This issue has been resolved through the implementation of a hardened runtime, which reinforces security measures to prevent unauthorized data access. Users are encouraged to update to the latest versions of macOS Monterey, macOS Ventura, watchOS, tvOS, iOS, and iPadOS to mitigate potential exposure risks.

Affected Version(s)

iOS and iPadOS < 16.3

macOS < 11.7

macOS < 13.2

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213603

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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