CVE-2023-41968 — Link Following in Apple IOS AND Ipados

CWE-59 — Link Following8 documents3 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 93.50%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
10
Apple IOS AND IpadosApple MacosApple Tvos+7 more
Timeline
PublishedSep 27

Description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, tvOS 17, macOS Monterey 12.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to read arbitrary files.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages15 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 12.7+2
▶NVDapple/macos12.0.0 — 12.7+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-f7p3-fcmr-gw5f: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks↗2023-09-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2023-41968: macOS Sonoma 14↗2023-09-26
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Apple
CVE-2023-41968: macOS Ventura 13.6↗2023-09-21
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Apple
CVE-2023-41968: macOS Monterey 12.7↗2023-09-21
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Apple
CVE-2023-41968: tvOS 17↗2023-09-18
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Apple
CVE-2023-41968: iOS 17 and iPadOS 17↗2023-09-18
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