CVE-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 iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to read arbitrary files.
References
Link Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/6
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/6
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213931
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213932
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213937
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

04 Nov 2025, 20:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213931 -
  • () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213932 -
  • () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213937 -
  • () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938 -
  • () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940 -

21 Nov 2024, 08:22

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References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10 - () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10 -
References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3 - () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3 -
References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/6 - () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/6 -
References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8 - () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8 -
References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9 - () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9 -
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

07 Nov 2023, 04:21

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3 -
  • () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8 -
  • () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/6 -
  • () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10 -
  • () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9 -

05 Oct 2023, 13:12

Type Values Removed Values Added
References (MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5 - (MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

03 Oct 2023, 06:15

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References
  • (MISC) http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5 -

28 Sep 2023, 15:35

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First Time Apple iphone Os
Apple tvos
Apple macos
Apple
Apple watchos
Apple ipados
CWE CWE-59
References (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937 - (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936 - (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 - (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 - (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932 - (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 - (MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5

27 Sep 2023, 15:19

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-09-27 15:19

Updated : 2025-11-04 20:16


NVD link : CVE-2023-41968

Mitre link : CVE-2023-41968

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-41968


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Products Affected

apple

  • watchos
  • iphone_os
  • tvos
  • ipados
  • macos
CWE
CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')