Vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados
CVE-2023-23520
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.3, tvOS 16.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. A user may be able to read arbitrary files as root.
Vulnerability class: TOCTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple iOS And Ipados — versions unspecified
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified
- Apple tvOS — versions unspecified
- Apple watchOS — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-23520?
- CVE-2023-23520 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-02-27.
- How severe is CVE-2023-23520?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.