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CVE-2023-38571

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-07-28 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: before 11.7.9; from 12.0 before 12.6.8; from 13.0 before 13.5 — fixed in 11.7.9, 12.6.8, 13.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 11.7.9, 12.6.8, 13.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213843
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213845
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213843
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213845

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