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)

EPSS: 0.008 (53.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.