Apple macOS 13 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Apple macOS 13. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-23495. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS 13 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

A permissions issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

The weakness was presented 09/27/2023. The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-23495 since 01/12/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

Upgrading to version 14 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 14

Timelineinfo

01/12/2023 🔍
09/27/2023 +257 days 🔍
09/27/2023 +0 days 🔍
11/06/2025 +771 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-23495 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-23495
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-240668
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2023 19:20
Updated: 11/06/2025 11:23
Changes: 09/27/2023 19:20 (41), 10/20/2023 14:48 (11), 11/06/2025 11:23 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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