PT-2023-5904 · Apple · Ios+4

Gergely Kalman · Published 2023-05-08 · Updated 2025-09-05 · CVE-2023-32428

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 versions prior to 13.4 tvOS versions prior to 16.5 iOS versions prior to 16.5 iPadOS versions prior to 16.5 watchOS versions prior to 9.5

Description The issue is related to insufficient input validation for the MallocStackLogging variable in the MallocStackLogging component of Mac OS, tvOS, iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS. Exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to gain root privileges. An app may be able to gain root privileges due to this issue.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 13.4, update to macOS Ventura 13.4 or later. For tvOS versions prior to 16.5, update to tvOS 16.5 or later. For iOS versions prior to 16.5, update to iOS 16.5 or later. For iPadOS versions prior to 16.5, update to iPadOS 16.5 or later. For watchOS versions prior to 9.5, update to watchOS 9.5 or later.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-06600

CVE-2023-32428

Affected Products

Apple Macos

Ios

Ipados

Tvos

Watchos

References · 41

• 🔥 https://github.com/gergelykalman/CVE-2023-32428-a-macOS-LPE-via-MallocStackLogging · Exploit
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213761 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213758 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213761 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32428 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213757 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213764 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-06600 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213757 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213764 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213758 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-32428 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/minacrissDev_/status/1963767638036746297 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/fletch_ai/status/1863870891861626910 · Twitter Post
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/106333 · Note