CVE-2023-38571

moderate-risk
Published 2023-07-28

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.

Do I need to act?

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10.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 90% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (12)

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213843
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213845
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213843
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213845
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moderate-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 11/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal