Is CVE-2023-32357 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-32357 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-32357?

CVE-2023-32357 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-32357?

CVE-2023-32357 has an EPSS score of 0.25% (16th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-32357?

Upgrade ipados to 16.5 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-32357

HIGH

7.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, macOS Monterey 12.6.6, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5. An app may be able to retain access to system configuration files even after its permission is revoked.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:< 16.5Fixed in:16.5CVE-2023-32357derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 16.5Fixed in:16.5CVE-2023-32357derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:>= 13.0, < 13.4Fixed in:13.4CVE-2023-32357derived from NVD

tvosNVD

Affected:< 16.5Fixed in:16.5CVE-2023-32357derived from NVD

watchosNVD

Affected:< 9.5Fixed in:9.5CVE-2023-32357derived 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 RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days

16thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 16% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory6

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2014-0160	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-5777	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-4034	High	7.8	95%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-21769	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-49285	High	8.6	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-8794	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix

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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 2024-12-05.