Incorrect authorization in Apple macOS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
An app may be able to access protected user data. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. The issue was addressed with improved checks.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 14
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 13.6
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple macOS 13.6
14 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 13 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-22932 Link following in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2023-22943 Memory corruption in Apple macOSPriority LOW 36
- TI-2023-22929 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 36
- Release ·
Apple macOS 14
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-21243 Sensitive information in log files in Apple macOSPriority LOW 20
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-41077
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5p7g-qx77-8f6h
References
More Apple Macos vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-46583 Improper authentication in Apple macOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2023-41077 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-41077 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5p7g-qx77-8f6h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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