CVE-2023-38565 (GCVE-0-2023-38565)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-27 00:30 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:01
VLAI?
Summary
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.8, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.5, watchOS 9.6. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- An app may be able to gain root privileges
Assigner
References
Impacted products
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