What is CVE-2023-32388?

CVE-2023-32388 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-06-23.

How severe is CVE-2023-32388?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2023-32388

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, macOS Monterey 12.6.6, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

Published 2023-06-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (13.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 13.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple iOS And Ipados — versions unspecified
Apple Ipados
Apple Iphone OS
Apple macOS — versions unspecified
Apple watchOS — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-281 — Improper Preservation of Permissions

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213758 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213759
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213764
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213765
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213760
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213757

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-32388?: CVE-2023-32388 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-06-23.
How severe is CVE-2023-32388?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.