TI-2023-09355 Aliases CVE-2023-23523 GHSA-pm8c-p624-72x2

Apple macOS: Photos belonging to the Hidden Photos Album could be viewed without…

LOW 16Published 2023-05-08 · Updated 2025-01-29

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4. Photos belonging to the Hidden Photos Album could be viewed without authentication through Visual Lookup.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00232 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed macOS (Apple): 13.3iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 16.4

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Apple	macOS	before 13.3	13.3	Patch available	CNA
Apple	iOS and iPadOS	before 16.4	16.4	Patch available	CNA

macOS VendorApple Affected before 13.3 Fixed in 13.3 Patch available CNA
iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 16.4 Fixed in 16.4 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::	before 16.4	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::	before 16.4	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::	before 13.3	Vulnerable	Apple

cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 16.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 16.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.3 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 13.3
Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 16.4

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2023-05-08
Apple macOS 13.3
52 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 8 MEDIUM, 44 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-12543 Out-of-bounds write in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 52
- TI-2023-12765 Race condition in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 51
- TI-2023-09358 Apple macOS: A file from an iCloud shared-by-me folder may be able to bypass GatekeeperPriority MEDIUM 50
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Release · 2023-05-08
Apple iOS and iPadOS 16.4
34 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 30 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-12765 Race condition in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 51
- TI-2023-09358 Apple macOS: A file from an iCloud shared-by-me folder may be able to bypass GatekeeperPriority MEDIUM 50
- TI-2023-12553 Missing authorization in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 40
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-23523
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pm8c-p624-72x2

References

Advisory 2

TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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