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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2023-38571 EUVD-2023-42370GHSA-mgc4-cc92-x8pw

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ve…

Published Jul 28, 2023 · Updated Feb 13, 2025 · Assigned by apple

Description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apple macOS unspecified – < 13.5, unspecified – < 11.7, unspecified – < 12.6 13.5

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 1 repository

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

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