PT-2023-2894 · Apple · Macos Big Sur+4

Thijs Alkemade + 1 · Published 2023-05-18 · Updated 2024-12-05 · CVE-2023-32405

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 11.7.7 and earlier macOS Monterey versions 12.6.6 and earlier macOS Ventura versions 13.4 and earlier

Description A logic issue was addressed with improved checks, which may allow an app to gain root privileges. The issue is related to insecure privilege management in the libxpc library of MacOS operating systems, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Recommendations For macOS Big Sur versions 11.7.7 and earlier, update to macOS Big Sur 11.7.7 or later. For macOS Monterey versions 12.6.6 and earlier, update to macOS Monterey 12.6.6 or later. For macOS Ventura versions 13.4 and earlier, update to macOS Ventura 13.4 or later.

Fix

Incorrect Default Permissions

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-276

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-02849

CVE-2023-32405

Affected Products

Apple Macos

Libxpc

Macos Big Sur

Macos Monterey

Macos Ventura

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-32405 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213760 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213758 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32405 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-02849 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213759 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2023051860 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/ru-ru/HT213759 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/103141 · Telegram Post