PT-2023-26532 · Apple · Apple Macos

Published 2023-07-24 · Updated 2023-09-12 · CVE-2023-38616

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 13.5

Description A race condition was addressed with improved state handling, allowing an app to potentially execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Recommendations For versions prior to 13.5, update to macOS Ventura 13.5 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting app permissions to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-38616

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38616 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38616 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1699526105982435498 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/57677 · Telegram Post