Apple macOS up to 13.3 PackageKit state issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple macOS up to 13.3. This impacts an unknown function of the component PackageKit. The manipulation leads to state issue. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-32355. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 13.3 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component PackageKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a state issue vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-371. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, macOS Monterey 12.6.6, macOS Ventura 13.4. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

The weakness was shared 05/18/2023 by Mickey Jin as HT213758 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-32355. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system

Upgrading to version 13.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-36599). 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: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: State issue
CWE: CWE-371
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: macOS 13.4

Timelineinfo

05/08/2023 🔍
05/18/2023 +10 days 🔍
05/18/2023 +0 days 🔍
05/20/2023 +2 days 🔍
12/30/2025 +955 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213758
Researcher: Mickey Jin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-32355 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-32355
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-229469
EUVD: 🔍
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2023 07:14
Updated: 12/30/2025 15:13
Changes: 05/20/2023 07:14 (19), 05/20/2023 07:18 (28), 06/14/2023 16:18 (1), 12/05/2024 19:24 (27), 12/30/2025 15:13 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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