CVE-2023-38605

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Published Sep 6, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 3.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to determine a user’s current location.

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

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	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

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

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% (0.219% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213841
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213842
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Ipados Iphone Os Macos

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 5:02 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: Sep 6, 2023, 8:48 PM
Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 5:02 PM
Reserved: Jul 20, 2023, 3:04 PM

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Vulnrichment No data

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

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 6, 2023, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:10 AM

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