Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU81189

UNIX symbolic link following in macOS - CVE-2023-41968

Published: September 26, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU81189

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-41968

CWE-ID: CWE-61

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Apple Inc.

Affected software:
macOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local application to read arbitrary files on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue in StorageKit. A local application can read arbitrary files on the system.

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