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CVE-2023-27963

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-05-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4. A shortcut may be able to use sensitive data with certain actions without prompting the user.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 15.7.4; from 16.0 before 16.4 — fixed in 15.7.4, 16.4
• Apple Iphone Os: before 15.7.4; from 16.0 before 16.4 — fixed in 15.7.4, 16.4
• Apple macOS: from 12.0 before 12.6.4; from 13.0 before 13.3 — fixed in 12.6.4, 13.3
• Apple watchOS: before 9.4 — fixed in 9.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 15.7.4, 16.4; Apple Iphone Os 15.7.4, 16.4; Apple macOS 12.6.4, 13.3; Apple watchOS 9.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213673
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213674
• 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/HT213673
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213674
• 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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