Improper Privilege Management in macOS - CVE-2023-23497
Published: January 23, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU71434
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23497
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in PackageKit. A local application can execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2023-23497
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 11.7.3 20G1116, 12.6.3 21G419, 13.2 22D49