PT-2023-18989 · Apple · Macos Big Sur+3

Mickey Jin + 1 · Published 2023-01-23 · Updated 2025-03-11 · CVE-2023-23497

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS Big Sur versions 11.7.3 and earlier macOS Monterey versions 12.6.3 and earlier macOS Ventura versions 13.2 and earlier

Description A logic issue was addressed with improved state management, which could allow an app to gain root privileges.

Recommendations For macOS Big Sur version 11.7.3 and earlier, update to macOS Big Sur 11.7.3 or later. For macOS Monterey version 12.6.3 and earlier, update to macOS Monterey 12.6.3 or later. For macOS Ventura version 13.2 and earlier, update to macOS Ventura 13.2 or later.

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-23497

Affected Products

Apple Macos

Macos Big Sur

Macos Monterey

Macos Ventura

References · 7

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23497 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23497 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213604 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213603 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/114212 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/45842 · Telegram Post