Description
This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, tvOS 17, macOS Monterey 12.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to read arbitrary files.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | >= unspecified, < 17 |
| Apple | macOS | >= unspecified, < 12.7 |
| Apple | macOS | >= unspecified, < 13.6 |
| Apple | tvOS | >= unspecified, < 17 |
| Apple | macOS | >= unspecified, < 14 |
| Apple | watchOS | >= unspecified, < 10 |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/6
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/6
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213931
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213932
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213937
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 27, 2023
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified