Apple macOS up to 13.2 App path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 13.2. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component App. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-40383. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple macOS up to 13.2 (Operating System). Affected is some unknown processing of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

The weakness was published 01/11/2024. The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-40383 since 08/14/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 13.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 13.3

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08/14/2023 🔍
01/11/2024 +150 days 🔍
01/11/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/17/2025 +523 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-40383 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-40383
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-250410
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 01/11/2024 08:40
Updated: 06/17/2025 23:41
Changes: 01/11/2024 08:40 (42), 01/30/2024 10:42 (9), 06/17/2025 23:41 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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