CVE-2023-23522

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Published Feb 27, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.2.1. An app may be able to observe unprotected user data.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 13.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-27622	A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.2.1. An app may be able to observe unprotected user data.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.294% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213633

History

Mar 11, 2025 6:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-922
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Apple Macos

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 11, 2025, 5:20 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: Feb 27, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Mar 11, 2025, 5:20 PM
Reserved: Jan 12, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:35 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:35 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:37 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 27, 2023, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:37 AM

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Red Hat No data

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OpenCVE enrichment No data

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