7.8
HIGH
CVE-2023-32428
Apple macOS/TvOS/iOS/iPadOS/WatchOS Local Root Vulnerability
Description

This issue was addressed with improved file handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.4, tvOS 16.5, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5, watchOS 9.5. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 6, 2023, 2:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 12, 2024, 2:26 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-32428 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-32428 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
2 Apple iphone_os
3 Apple tvos
4 Apple watchos
5 Apple ipad_os
6 Apple ipados
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-32428.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213757 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213758 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213761 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213764 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213757 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213758 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213761 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213764 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213757 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213758 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213761 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213764 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213757 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213758 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213761 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213764 Release Notes Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago
14 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : Nov. 26, 2024, 7:52 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-32428 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-51466 (CVSS 9.0): Critical Vulnerability Found in IBM Cognos Analytics

IBM has disclosed two severe vulnerabilities in its Cognos Analytics platform that could compromise sensitive data and system integrity. These vulnerabilities, identified as CVE-2024-51466 and CVE-202 ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 22, 2024 (6 hours, 29 minutes ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Earth Koshchei’s Rogue RDP Campaign: A Sophisticated APT Attack Targets Governments and Enterprises

Trend Micro has unveiled a large-scale rogue remote desktop protocol (RDP) campaign conducted by the threat group Earth Koshchei. Known for their espionage operations, Earth Koshchei leveraged spear-p ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 20, 2024 (2 days, 6 hours ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Schneider Electric Warns of Critical Flaw in Modicon Controllers – CVE-2024-11737 (CVSS 9.8)

Schneider Electric has issued a security notification warning of a critical vulnerability affecting its Modicon M241, M251, M258, and LMC058 Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs). The vulnerability, t ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 11, 2024 (1 week, 4 days ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-47578 (CVSS 9.1): SAP Issues Critical Patch for NetWeaver AS for JAVA

SAP’s latest Security Patch Day, released today, detailed 10 new Security Notes alongside updates to three previously released notes. Among the newly disclosed vulnerabilities, multiple critical and h ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 10, 2024 (1 week, 4 days ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-50623: Critical Vulnerability in Cleo Software Actively Exploited in the Wild

Huntress Labs has raised the alarm over the active exploitation of a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-50623) in Cleo’s Harmony, VLTrader, and LexiCom software, commonly used for managing file transfer ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 10, 2024 (1 week, 5 days ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-53990 (CVSS 9.2): AsyncHttpClient Vulnerability Puts Java Applications at Risk

A critical severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-53990) has been discovered in the AsyncHttpClient (AHC) library, a popular Java library used for making asynchronous HTTP requests. This vulnerability, with ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 06, 2024 (2 weeks, 2 days ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
CISA Flags Three Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities in Critical Systems

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an alert regarding three critical security vulnerabilities actively exploited in the wild. These vulnerabilities, now included in ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 04, 2024 (2 weeks, 4 days ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Protect Your Network: Zyxel Issues Firmware Updates

Zyxel Networks has released firmware updates to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting a range of its networking products, including 4G LTE/5G NR CPEs, DSL/Ethernet CPEs, fiber ONTs, and WiFi exte ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 04, 2024 (2 weeks, 4 days ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
macOS Vulnerability (CVE-2023-32428) Grants Root Access, PoC Published

Image: GergelySecurity researcher Gergely Kalman has detailed a high-severity vulnerability in Apple’s MallocStackLogging framework that could allow attackers to gain local privilege escalation (LPE) ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 27, 2024 (3 weeks, 4 days ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-32428 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Dec. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 16.5 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 16.5
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213757
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213758
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213761
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213764
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213757
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213758
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213761
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213764
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 09, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213757 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213757 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213758 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213758 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213761 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213761 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213764 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213764 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213757 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213757 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213758 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213758 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213761 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213761 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213764 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213764 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.5 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.5 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.0 up to (excluding) 13.4 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 16.5 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.5
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 06, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213758 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213761 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213764 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213757 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-32428 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-32428 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} 0.01%

score

0.35995

percentile

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