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TI-2023-22358 Aliases CVE-2023-41975GHSA-7379-vgf5-fcwc

Apple macOS: A website may be able to access the microphone without the microphone use…

Priority LOW 22Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, macOS Ventura 13.6.1. A website may be able to access the microphone without the microphone use indicator being shown.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01129 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed macOS (Apple): 14.1, 13.6, 12.7

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApplemacOSbefore 14.114.1Patch availableCNA
ApplemacOSbefore 13.613.6Patch availableCNA
ApplemacOSbefore 12.712.7Patch availableCNA
  • macOS VendorApple Affected before 14.1 Fixed in 14.1 Patch available CNA
  • macOS VendorApple Affected before 13.6 Fixed in 13.6 Patch available CNA
  • macOS VendorApple Affected before 12.7 Fixed in 12.7 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.0.0 to before 12.7.1; 13.0 to before 13.6.1; 14.0 to before 14.1VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.0 to before 12.7.1; 13.0 to before 13.6.1; 14.0 to before 14.1 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 14.1
  • Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 13.6
  • Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 12.7

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Apple macOS 14.1

    33 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 29 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-22939 Apple iOS and iPadOS: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code executionPriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2023-22932 Link following in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 42
    • TI-2023-22359 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 41
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  • Release ·

    Apple macOS 13.6

    14 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 13 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

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  • Release ·

    Apple macOS 12.7

    11 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 10 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-41975
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7379-vgf5-fcwc

References

Advisory 9

  • 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
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Sources

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