CVE-2023-38602

low-risk

Published 2023-07-27

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ventura 13.5, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Do I need to act?

0.03% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 5.5/10 Medium

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Macos

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (6)

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/en-us/HT213843

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845

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low-risk

Severity 18/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal