Apple macOS up to 12.6/13.5 App access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 12.6/13.5. This affects an unknown part of the component App. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-40389. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 12.6/13.5 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The issue was addressed with improved restriction of data container access. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.7.4. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-40389 since 08/14/2023. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 215229 (macOS 12.x < 12.7.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (120884)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 12.7 or 13.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (215229). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: 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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Nessus ID: 215229
Nessus Name: macOS 12.x < 12.7.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (120884)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 12.7/13.6

Timelineinfo

08/14/2023 🔍
06/10/2024 +301 days 🔍
06/10/2024 +0 days 🔍
02/10/2025 +245 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT214083
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-40389 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-40389
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-267709
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 06/10/2024 21:43
Updated: 02/10/2025 22:09
Changes: 06/10/2024 21:43 (57), 06/13/2024 11:43 (12), 11/08/2024 04:07 (11), 02/10/2025 22:09 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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