CVE-2023-38571

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Published Jul 28, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

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	< 13.5

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 11.7

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 12.6

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	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

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.6% (1.580% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213843
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213845

History

Oct 22, 2024 7:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Apple Macos

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 5:01 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: Jul 28, 2023, 4:30 AM
Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 5:01 PM
Reserved: Jul 20, 2023, 3:04 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:46 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:46 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:10 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 28, 2023, 5:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:10 AM

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Red Hat No data

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OpenCVE enrichment No data

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