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CVE-2023-23511

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 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-200

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3, tvOS 16.3, watchOS 9.3. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 16.3 — fixed in 16.3
• Apple Iphone Os: before 16.3 — fixed in 16.3
• Apple macOS: from 12.0.0 before 12.6.3; from 13.0 before 13.2 — fixed in 12.6.3, 13.2
• Apple tvOS: before 16.3 — fixed in 16.3
• Apple watchOS: before 9.3 — fixed in 9.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 16.3; Apple Iphone Os 16.3; Apple macOS 12.6.3, 13.2; Apple tvOS 16.3; Apple watchOS 9.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213604
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213604
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606

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