CVE-2023-23526

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

This was addressed with additional checks by Gatekeeper on files downloaded from an iCloud shared-by-me folder. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4. A file from an iCloud shared-by-me folder may be able to bypass Gatekeeper.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

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

References

Timeline

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

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CVE-2023-23526: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix