CVE-2023-23525

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
ApplemacOS>= unspecified, < 13.3
AppleiOS and iPadOS>= unspecified, < 16.4
ApplemacOS>= unspecified, < 11.7

References

Timeline

Published
May 8, 2023
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2023-23525: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix