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CVE-2023-23520

 

Severity Score

5.9
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.3, tvOS 16.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. A user may be able to read arbitrary files as root.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-01-12 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-02-27 CVE Published
  • 2025-03-11 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-367: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Apple
Search vendor "Apple"
 Ipados
Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados"
 < 16.3
Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados" and version " < 16.3"
-
Affected
Apple
Search vendor "Apple"
 Iphone Os
Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"
 < 16.3
Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " < 16.3"
-
Affected
Apple
Search vendor "Apple"
 Macos
Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"
 < 13.2
Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" and version " < 13.2"
-
Affected