Apple Security Advisories · January 2023 — Apple Security Advisories
31 advisories 31 CVEs 2 EXPLOITED

Apple-vendor CVEs for 2023-01. Mirrored into Vulnetix VDB.

Every advisory below is enriched with the Vulnetix VDB exploit-intelligence chip (hover a CVE ID in the interactive page to see CVSS, EPSS, KEV status, and PoC maturity). 2 are already weaponised in the wild — see the Exploited section.

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Advisories

CVE-2023-22809

OtherExploitedVulnCheck KEV listedHIGH2023-01-18

In Sudo before 1.9.12p2, the sudoedit (aka -e) feature mishandles extra arguments passed in the user-provided environment variables (SUDO_EDITOR, VISUAL, and EDITOR), allowing a local attacker to append arbitrary entries to the list of files to process...

CVEs:CVE-2023-22809

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
macos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-23496

iPadOSExploitedVulnCheck KEV listedCRITICAL2023-01-23

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.2, watchOS 9.3, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, Safari 16.3, tvOS 16.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code ...

CVEs:CVE-2023-23496

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
ipados affected apple
iphone_os affected apple
macos affected apple
safari affected apple
tvos affected apple
watchos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-23512

iPadOSActive exploitation (sightings)HIGH2023-01-23

The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.3, tvOS 16.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. Visiting a website may lead to an app denial-of-service.

CVEs:CVE-2023-23512

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
ipados affected apple
iphone_os affected apple
macos affected apple
tvos affected apple
watchos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-28208

iPadOSActive exploitation (sightings)MEDIUM2023-01-23

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.2, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. A user may send a text from a secondary eSIM despite configuring a contact to use a primary eSIM.

CVEs:CVE-2023-28208

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
ipados affected apple
iphone_os affected apple
macos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-23531

iPadOSPoC exploitCRITICAL2023-01-23

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.2, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code out of its sandbox or with certain elevated privileges.

CVEs:CVE-2023-23531

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
ipados affected apple
iphone_os affected apple
macos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-23513

macOSPoC exploitCRITICAL2023-01-23

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.3. Mounting a maliciously crafted Samba network share may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVEs:CVE-2023-23513

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
macos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-32393

iPadOSPoC exploitCRITICAL2023-01-23

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.3, tvOS 16.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVEs:CVE-2023-32393

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
ipados affected apple
iphone_os affected apple
macos affected apple
tvos affected apple
watchos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-23519

iPadOSPoC exploitCRITICAL2023-01-23

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.3, tvOS 16.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. Processing an image may lead to a denial-of-service.

CVEs:CVE-2023-23519

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
ipados affected apple
iphone_os affected apple
macos affected apple
tvos affected apple
watchos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-23517

iPadOSPoC exploitCRITICAL2023-01-23

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, watchOS 9.3, macOS Big Sur 11.7.3, Safari 16.3, tvOS 16.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may...

CVEs:CVE-2023-23517

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
ipados affected apple
iphone_os affected apple
macos affected apple
safari affected apple
tvos affected apple
watchos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-23518

iPadOSPoC exploitCRITICAL2023-01-23

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, watchOS 9.3, macOS Big Sur 11.7.3, Safari 16.3, tvOS 16.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may...

CVEs:CVE-2023-23518

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
ipados affected apple
iphone_os affected apple
macos affected apple
safari affected apple
tvos affected apple
watchos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-23520

iPadOSPoC exploitHIGH2023-01-23

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.3, tvOS 16.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. A user may be able to read arbitrary files as root.

CVEs:CVE-2023-23520

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
ipados affected apple
iphone_os affected apple
macos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-23539

macOSPoC exploitCRITICAL2023-01-23

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.2. Mounting a maliciously crafted Samba network share may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVEs:CVE-2023-23539

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
macos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-23499

iPadOSPoC exploitHIGH2023-01-23

This issue was addressed by enabling hardened runtime. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, watchOS 9.3, macOS Big Sur 11.7.3, tvOS 16.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

CVEs:CVE-2023-23499

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
ipados affected apple
iphone_os affected apple
macos affected apple
tvos affected apple
watchos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-23504

iPadOSPoC exploitCRITICAL2023-01-23

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, watchOS 9.3, iOS 15.7.3 and iPadOS 15.7.3, tvOS 16.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with k...

CVEs:CVE-2023-23504

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
ipados affected apple
iphone_os affected apple
macos affected apple
tvos affected apple
watchos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-23530

iPadOSPoC exploitCRITICAL2023-01-23

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.2, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code out of its sandbox or with certain elevated privileges.

CVEs:CVE-2023-23530

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
ipados affected apple
iphone_os affected apple
macos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-23516

macOSPoC exploitCRITICAL2023-01-23

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.3. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CVEs:CVE-2023-23516

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
macos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-23502

iPadOSPoC exploitHIGH2023-01-23

An information disclosure issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3, tvOS 16.3, watchOS 9.3. An app may be able to determine kernel memory layout.

CVEs:CVE-2023-23502

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
ipados affected apple
iphone_os affected apple
macos affected apple
tvos affected apple
watchos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-23507

macOSPoC exploitCRITICAL2023-01-23

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.3, macOS Ventura 13.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CVEs:CVE-2023-23507

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
macos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-23500

iPadOSPoC exploitMEDIUM2023-01-23

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.2, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3, iOS 15.7.3 and iPadOS 15.7.3, tvOS 16.3, watchOS 9.3. An app may be able to leak sensitive kernel state.

CVEs:CVE-2023-23500

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
ipados affected apple
iphone_os affected apple
macos affected apple
tvos affected apple
watchos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-23498

iPadOSPoC exploitHIGH2023-01-23

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.3 and iPadOS 15.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. The quoted original message may be selected from the wrong email when forwarding an email fro...

CVEs:CVE-2023-23498

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
ipados affected apple
iphone_os affected apple
macos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-23497

macOSPoC exploitCRITICAL2023-01-23

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.3. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

CVEs:CVE-2023-23497

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
macos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-23511

iPadOSPoC exploitMEDIUM2023-01-23

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3, tvOS 16.3, watchOS 9.3. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

CVEs:CVE-2023-23511

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
ipados affected apple
iphone_os affected apple
macos affected apple
tvos affected apple
watchos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-23505

iPadOSPoC exploitLOW2023-01-23

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, watchOS 9.3, macOS Big Sur 11.7.3, iOS 15.7.3 and iPadOS 15.7.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. An app may ...

CVEs:CVE-2023-23505

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
ipados affected apple
iphone_os affected apple
macos affected apple
watchos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-23508

macOSPoC exploitMEDIUM2023-01-23

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.3. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

CVEs:CVE-2023-23508

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
macos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-23501

macOSPoC exploitMEDIUM2023-01-23

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.2. An app may be able to disclose kernel memory.

CVEs:CVE-2023-23501

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
macos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-23503

iPadOSPoC exploitMEDIUM2023-01-23

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.2, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3, iOS 15.7.3 and iPadOS 15.7.3, tvOS 16.3, watchOS 9.3. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

CVEs:CVE-2023-23503

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
ipados affected apple
iphone_os affected apple
macos affected apple
tvos affected apple
watchos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-23493

macOSPoC exploitLOW2023-01-23

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.3. An encrypted volume may be unmounted and remounted by a different user without prompting for the password.

CVEs:CVE-2023-23493

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
macos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-32438

iPadOSPoC exploitMEDIUM2023-01-23

This issue was addressed with improved checks to prevent unauthorized actions. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.3, macOS Ventura 13.2, watchOS 9.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

CVEs:CVE-2023-32438

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
ipados affected apple
iphone_os affected apple
macos affected apple
watchos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-23506

macOSPoC exploitHIGH2023-01-23

A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.2. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

CVEs:CVE-2023-23506

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
macos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2023-23510

macOSPoC exploitMEDIUM2023-01-23

A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.2. An app may be able to access a user’s Safari history.

CVEs:CVE-2023-23510

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
macos affected apple
Upstream advisory

CVE-2022-3918

OtherCoalition ESS < 30%HIGH2023-01-20

A program using FoundationNetworking in swift-corelibs-foundation is potentially vulnerable to CRLF ( ) injection in URLRequest headers. In this vulnerability, a client can insert one or several CRLF sequences into a URLRequest header value. When that ...

CVEs:CVE-2022-3918

Affected products

ProductStatusVendorPackageEcosystem
swift_foundation affected apple
Upstream advisory

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