Apple macOS AppleMobileFileIntegrity information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Apple macOS. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component AppleMobileFileIntegrity. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2023-23499. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (affected version unknown). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component AppleMobileFileIntegrity. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

This issue was addressed by enabling hardened runtime. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, watchOS 9.3, macOS Big Sur 11.7.3, tvOS 16.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

The weakness was shared 01/23/2023 as HT213605 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-23499. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

This issue was addressed by enabling hardened runtime.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-27599). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/12/2023 🔍
01/23/2023 +11 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213605
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-23499 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-23499
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-219234
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 01/24/2023 11:13
Updated: 10/10/2025 03:39
Changes: 01/24/2023 11:13 (9), 01/24/2023 11:14 (5), 01/24/2023 11:17 (30), 02/19/2023 07:54 (1), 03/11/2025 16:49 (27), 10/10/2025 03:39 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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