Vulnerability · Published May 8, 2023 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2023-23538

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity incorrect authorization in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.4. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 13.3
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 12.6

Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213677