Apple macOS up to 13.2.1 LaunchServices Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 13.2.1. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component LaunchServices. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-23525. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS up to 13.2.1 (Operating System). This affects an unknown function of the component LaunchServices. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 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 uniquely identified as CVE-2023-23525. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to gain root privileges

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-2023-27625). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 13.3

Timelineinfo

01/12/2023 🔍
03/27/2023 +73 days 🔍
03/27/2023 +0 days 🔍
03/29/2023 +2 days 🔍
10/12/2025 +928 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213670
Researcher: Mickey Jin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-23525 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-23525
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-224427
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 03/29/2023 15:26
Updated: 10/12/2025 02:40
Changes: 03/29/2023 15:26 (15), 03/29/2023 15:27 (3), 03/29/2023 15:30 (28), 04/19/2023 13:43 (1), 10/12/2025 02:40 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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