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CVE-2023-23527

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-05-08 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4. A user may gain access to protected parts of the file system.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 16.4 — fixed in 16.4
• Apple Iphone Os: before 16.4 — fixed in 16.4
• Apple macOS: before 11.7.5; from 12.0 before 12.6.4; from 13.0 before 13.3 — fixed in 11.7.5, 12.6.4, 13.3
• Apple tvOS: before 16.4 — fixed in 16.4
• Apple watchOS: before 9.4 — fixed in 9.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 16.4; Apple Iphone Os 16.4; Apple macOS 11.7.5, 12.6.4, 13.3; Apple tvOS 16.4; Apple watchOS 9.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213674
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213675
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213676
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213677
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213678
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213674
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213675
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213676
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213677
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213678

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