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Rewterz Threat Advisory – Multiple Apple iOS, iPadOS and macOS Ventura Vulnerabilities

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2023-23520 CVSS:5.5

Apple iOS, iPadOS and macOS Ventura could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a race condition in the Crash Reporter component. By using a specially crafted application, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read arbitrary files as root.

CVE-2023-23531 CVSS:7.8

Apple iOS, iPadOS and macOS Ventura could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an error in the Foundation component. By using a specially crafted application, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code out of its sandbox or with certain elevated privileges.

CVE-2023-23530 CVSS:7.8

Apple iOS, iPadOS and macOS Ventura could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an error in the Foundation component. By using a specially crafted application, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code out of its sandbox or with certain elevated privileges.

Impact

  • Privilege Escalation
  • Information Disclosure

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

  • CVE-2023-23520
  • CVE-2023-23531
  • CVE-2023-23530

Affected Vendors

Apple

Affected Products

  • Apple iOS 16.2
  • Apple iPadOS 16.2
  • Apple macOS Ventura 13.1

Remediation

Refer to Apple Security Advisory for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information.

Apple iOS and iPadOS

Apple macOS Ventura

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