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CVE-2023-23493

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-02-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.3. An encrypted volume may be unmounted and remounted by a different user without prompting for the password.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: from 12.0.0 before 12.6.3; from 13.0 before 13.2 — fixed in 12.6.3, 13.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 12.6.3, 13.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213604
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213604
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605

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