Apple macOS up to 13.2.1 AppleMobileFileIntegrity access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 13.2.1 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component AppleMobileFileIntegrity. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-27931. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 13.2.1 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component AppleMobileFileIntegrity. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.3, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

The weakness was published 03/27/2023 by Mickey Jin as HT213670 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-27931. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to access user-sensitive data

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 by removing the vulnerable code.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-31657). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 13.3

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03/08/2023 🔍
03/27/2023 +18 days 🔍
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03/29/2023 +2 days 🔍
11/28/2025 +975 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213670
Researcher: Mickey Jin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-27931 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-27931
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-224395
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 03/29/2023 15:01
Updated: 11/28/2025 05:47
Changes: 03/29/2023 15:01 (18), 03/29/2023 15:04 (29), 04/19/2023 09:58 (1), 01/30/2025 10:19 (36), 11/28/2025 05:47 (1)
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