CVE-2023-41968
published 2023-09-27CVE-2023-41968: 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…
PriorityP427medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHINAN
EPSS
0.37%
29.3th percentile
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.
Affected
18 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | ios_17_and_ipados | — | — |
| apple | ios_and_ipados | >= unspecified < 17 | 17 |
| apple | ipados | < 17.0 | 17.0 |
| apple | iphone_os | < 17.0 | 17.0 |
| apple | macos | >= 12.0.0 < 12.7 | 12.7 |
| apple | macos | >= 13.0 < 13.6 | 13.6 |
| apple | macos | >= unspecified < 12.7 | 12.7 |
| apple | macos | >= unspecified < 13.6 | 13.6 |
| apple | macos | >= unspecified < 14 | 14 |
| apple | macos_monterey | — | — |
| apple | macos_sonoma | — | — |
| apple | macos_ventura | — | — |
| apple | tvos | < 17.0 | 17.0 |
| apple | tvos | — | — |
| apple | tvos | >= unspecified < 17 | 17 |
| apple | watchos | < 10.0 | 10.0 |
| apple | watchos | — | — |
| apple | watchos | >= unspecified < 10 | 10 |
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Apple
CVE-2023-41968: macOS Sonoma 14
vendor_apple·2023-09-26·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-41968 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-41968: macOS Sonoma 14
Apple Security Update: About the security content of macOS Sonoma 14
Product: macOS Sonoma
Version: 14
CVE: CVE-2023-41968
Component: StorageKit
Impact: An app may be able to read arbitrary files
Description: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.
Apple
CVE-2023-41968: macOS Ventura 13.6
vendor_apple·2023-09-21·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-41968 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-41968: macOS Ventura 13.6
Apple Security Update: About the security content of macOS Ventura 13.6
Product: macOS Ventura
Version: 13.6
CVE: CVE-2023-41968
Component: StorageKit
Impact: An app may be able to read arbitrary files
Description: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.
Apple
CVE-2023-41968: macOS Monterey 12.7
vendor_apple·2023-09-21·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-41968 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-41968: macOS Monterey 12.7
Apple Security Update: About the security content of macOS Monterey 12.7
Product: macOS Monterey
Version: 12.7
CVE: CVE-2023-41968
Component: Disk Management
Impact: An app may be able to read arbitrary files
Description: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.
Apple
CVE-2023-41968: tvOS 17
vendor_apple·2023-09-18·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-41968 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-41968: tvOS 17
Apple Security Update: About the security content of tvOS 17
Product: tvOS
Version: 17
CVE: CVE-2023-41968
Component: StorageKit
Impact: An app may be able to read arbitrary files
Description: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.
Apple
CVE-2023-41968: iOS 17 and iPadOS 17
vendor_apple·2023-09-18·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-41968 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-41968: iOS 17 and iPadOS 17
Apple Security Update: About the security content of iOS 17 and iPadOS 17
Product: iOS 17 and iPadOS
Version: 17
CVE: CVE-2023-41968
Component: StorageKit
Impact: An app may be able to read arbitrary files
Description: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.
Apple
CVE-2023-41968: watchOS 10
vendor_apple·2023-09-18·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-41968 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-41968: watchOS 10
Apple Security Update: About the security content of watchOS 10
Product: watchOS
Version: 10
CVE: CVE-2023-41968
Component: StorageKit
Impact: An app may be able to read arbitrary files
Description: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.
GHSA
GHSA-f7p3-fcmr-gw5f: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks
ghsa_unreviewed·2023-09-27
CVE-2023-41968 [MEDIUM] CWE-59 GHSA-f7p3-fcmr-gw5f: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
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2023-09-27
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