CVE-2023-41968

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability33. percentile0.4%
ProductApple Ipados
PublishedSep 27, 2023
First seenSep 27, 2023

How to fix

Update
  • apple ipados17.0 or later
  • apple iphone_os17.0 or later
  • apple macos12.7, 13.6 or later
  • apple tvos17.0 or later
  • apple watchos10.0 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
apple ipadosv < 17.017.0
apple iphone_osv < 17.017.0
apple macos12.0.0 ≤ v < 12.7, 13.0 ≤ v < 13.612.7, 13.6
apple tvosv < 17.017.0
apple watchosv < 10.010.0

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