CVE-2023-23520

MEDIUM

iPadOS < 16.3 - Arbitrary File Read as Root via Race Condition

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.3, tvOS 16.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. A user may be able to read arbitrary files as root.

References (4)

Core 4

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9
EPSS 0.0015
EPSS Percentile 35.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-367
Status published
Products (3)
apple/ipados < 16.3
apple/iphone_os < 16.3
apple/macos < 13.2
Published Feb 27, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026