High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 28, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-38571
CVE-2023-38571
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.
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Affected products
4- Range: before 11.7.9
- Range: before 13.5
- Range: before 12.6.8
- Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213843nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213844nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213845nvdVendor Advisory
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