High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 8, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-23525
CVE-2023-23525
Description
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
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Affected products
8cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <16.4
- (no CPE)range: <16.4
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <13.3
- (no CPE)range: Big Sur <11.7.5, Ventura <13.3
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- Range: <16.4
- Range: unspecified
Patches
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References
3- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213676nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213675nvd
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