Apple macOS up to 11.7.2/12.6.2/13.1 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 11.7.2/12.6.2/13.1 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-23516. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 11.7.2/12.6.2/13.1 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.3, macOS Big Sur 11.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

The weakness was shared 06/24/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-23516 since 01/12/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/11/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

Upgrading to version 11.7.3, 12.6.3 or 13.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-27616). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 11.7.3/12.6.3/13.2

Timelineinfo

01/12/2023 🔍
06/23/2023 +162 days 🔍
06/24/2023 +0 days 🔍
10/11/2025 +840 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-23516 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-23516
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-232319
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 06/24/2023 01:04
Updated: 10/11/2025 22:08
Changes: 06/24/2023 01:04 (41), 07/18/2023 12:22 (10), 10/11/2025 22:08 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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