Is CVE-2023-23527 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-23527 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-23527?

CVE-2023-23527 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-23527?

CVE-2023-23527 has an EPSS score of 0.27% (19th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-23527?

Upgrade ipados to 16.4 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-23527

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4. A user may gain access to protected parts of the file system.

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:< 16.4Fixed in:16.4CVE-2023-23527derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 16.4Fixed in:16.4CVE-2023-23527derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:>= 13.0, < 13.3Fixed in:13.3CVE-2023-23527derived from NVD

tvosNVD

Affected:< 16.4Fixed in:16.4CVE-2023-23527derived from NVD

watchosNVD

Affected:< 9.4Fixed in:9.4CVE-2023-23527derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.27%probability of exploitation in 30 days

19thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 19% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory6

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-01-29.