Apple macOS up to 13.2.1 Apple Neural Engine sandbox

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS up to 13.2.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Apple Neural Engine. The manipulation leads to sandbox. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-23532. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 13.2.1 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Apple Neural Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sandbox vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-265. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 03/27/2023 by Mohamed Ghannam as HT213670 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-23532. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1611 for this issue. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to break out of its sandbox

Upgrading to version 13.3 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 with improved checks.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-27632). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Class: Sandbox
CWE: CWE-265 / CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 13.3

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01/12/2023 🔍
03/27/2023 +73 days 🔍
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03/29/2023 +2 days 🔍
10/12/2025 +928 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213670
Researcher: Mohamed Ghannam
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-23532 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-23532
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-224393
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 03/29/2023 14:59
Updated: 10/12/2025 20:00
Changes: 03/29/2023 14:59 (2), 03/29/2023 15:00 (16), 03/29/2023 15:03 (29), 04/19/2023 09:53 (1), 10/12/2025 20:00 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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