Privacy Vulnerability in Apple macOS, iOS, and watchOS Products
CVE-2023-23505

3.3LOW

Key Information:

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

Summary

A privacy issue has been identified in various Apple products, allowing applications to potentially access sensitive information about a user’s contacts without proper authorization. Improved private data redaction has been implemented in the latest versions of macOS, iOS, and watchOS to mitigate this vulnerability and enhance user privacy. Users are strongly advised to update their devices to the latest versions to ensure their personal information remains protected.

Affected Version(s)

iOS and iPadOS < 16.3

iOS and iPadOS < 15.7

macOS < 11.7

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213603
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213598

CVSS V3.1

Score:
3.3
Severity:
LOW
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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