Vulnerability · Published Jul 26, 2023 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2023-35983

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 NVD)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

This issue was addressed with improved data protection. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ventura 13.5, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple macOS unspecified – before 13.5
Apple macOS unspecified – before 11.7
Apple macOS unspecified – before 12.6

Weakness: CWE-863

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