CVE-2023-27945

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Published May 8, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

This issue was addressed with improved entitlements. This issue is fixed in Xcode 14.3, macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, macOS Monterey 12.6.6. A sandboxed app may be able to collect system logs.

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	< 12.6

Apple

Xcode

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 14.3

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 11.7

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2023-31671	This issue was addressed with improved entitlements. This issue is fixed in Xcode 14.3, macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, macOS Monterey 12.6.6. A sandboxed app may be able to collect system logs.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

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% (0.245% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213679
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213759
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213760

History

Jan 29, 2025 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

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

Jan 29, 2025 4:45 PM Weaknesses updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-125

Subscriptions

Apple Xcode

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jan 29, 2025, 3:16 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: May 8, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Jan 29, 2025, 3:16 PM
Reserved: Mar 8, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 12:23 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 12:23 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:46 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 8, 2023, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:46 AM

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OpenCVE enrichment No data

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