Apple macOS up to 13.2 sandbox

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 13.2 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes sandbox. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-27966. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 13.2 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sandbox vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-265. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox

The weakness was released 05/09/2023 as HT213670. The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-27966 since 03/08/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1611 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 13.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-31692). 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/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

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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Exploitinginfo

Class: Sandbox
CWE: CWE-265 / CWE-264
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: macOS 13.3

Timelineinfo

03/08/2023 🔍
05/09/2023 +61 days 🔍
05/09/2023 +0 days 🔍
11/30/2025 +936 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213670
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-27966 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-27966
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-228301
EUVD: 🔍
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 05/09/2023 08:32
Updated: 11/30/2025 06:15
Changes: 05/09/2023 08:32 (42), 11/30/2025 06:15 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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