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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – < 17 | 17 |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified – < 12.7, unspecified – < 13.6, unspecified – < 14 | 12.7 |
| Apple | tvOS | unspecified – < 17 | 17 |
| Apple | watchOS | unspecified – < 10 | 10 |
Advisories 2
- WID-SEC-2023-2454 Apple iOS und iPadOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Mar 5, 2026
- WID-SEC-2023-2453 Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Apr 13, 2025
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/6
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3