Apple macOS up to 13.2.1 NetworkExtension improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple macOS up to 13.2.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component NetworkExtension. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-28182. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should 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 some unknown functionality of the component NetworkExtension. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The issue was addressed with improved authentication. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. A user in a privileged network position may be able to spoof a VPN server that is configured with EAP-only authentication on a device.

The weakness was shared 03/27/2023 by Zhuowei Zhang as HT213670 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-28182. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

A user in a privileged network position may be able to spoof a VPN server that is configured with EAP-only authentication on a device

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:

The issue was addressed with improved authentication.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-31890). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 13.3

Timelineinfo

03/13/2023 🔍
03/27/2023 +13 days 🔍
03/27/2023 +0 days 🔍
03/29/2023 +2 days 🔍
12/02/2025 +979 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213670
Researcher: Zhuowei Zhang
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-28182 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28182
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-224429
EUVD: 🔍
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 03/29/2023 15:30
Updated: 12/02/2025 17:01
Changes: 03/29/2023 15:30 (19), 03/29/2023 15:33 (28), 04/19/2023 13:55 (1), 12/12/2024 19:39 (27), 12/02/2025 17:01 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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