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CVE-2023-38609

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-07-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-74

Description

An injection issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: from 13.0 before 13.5 — fixed in 13.5

How to fix

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

References

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

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