Apple macOS 13 Lock Screen state issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS 13. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Lock Screen. The manipulation leads to state issue. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-37448. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS 13 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Lock Screen. 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. The summary by CVE is:

A lock screen issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14. A user may be able to view restricted content from the lock screen.

The weakness was presented 09/27/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-37448 since 07/05/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 14 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: State issue
CWE: CWE-371
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 14

Timelineinfo

07/05/2023 🔍
09/27/2023 +84 days 🔍
09/27/2023 +0 days 🔍
11/06/2025 +771 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-37448 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-37448
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-240623
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2023 19:01
Updated: 11/06/2025 13:13
Changes: 09/27/2023 19:01 (41), 10/20/2023 11:22 (11), 11/06/2025 13:13 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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