Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU74273

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Apple Xcode - CVE-2023-27945

Published: April 3, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU74273

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-27945

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of permissions in Dev Tools component of Xcode. A local sandboxed application can collect system logs.

Affected software

Apple Xcode
macOS

How to mitigate CVE-2023-27945

Install updates from vendor's website.

Apple Xcode - update to 14.3
macOS - addressed in versions 11.7.7 20G1345, 12.6.6 21G646

External References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213679

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