{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23516 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23516 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2023-23516 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 23 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2023-23516 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2023-23516 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 23 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23516 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Apple Macos. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23516/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23516/index.md)","id":"CVE-2023-23516","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23516/index.md","name":"CVE-2023-23516","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-6xqg-hh2c-2329"],"analysis":{"component_type":"operating_system","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["code_execution","privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"macOS","requires_auth":"none","summary":"An app can execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges due to improper memory handling in macOS.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"memory_corruption"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"apple","cpe":[{"product":"macos","vendor":"apple"}],"cvss":{"score":7.8,"severity":"high","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-787","name":"Out-of-bounds Write"}],"description":"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.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Memory corruption in macOS","id":"CVE-2023-23516","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":"apple:macos","products":["apple:macos"],"type":"memory_corruption","year":"2023"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":3,"next":{"headline":"Memory corruption in Safari","id":"CVE-2023-23517"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Use after free in iOS and iPadOS","id":"CVE-2023-23514"},"products":["macOS"],"published":"2023-06-23","related":[{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Apple macOS Improper Authentication","id":"CVE-2026-65400","kev_date_added":"2026-08-18","published":"2026-08-06"},{"cvss_score":10,"headline":"Security feature bypass in macOS","id":"CVE-2024-44146","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2024-09-16"},{"cvss_score":10,"headline":"Security feature bypass in macOS","id":"CVE-2024-44148","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2024-09-16"},{"cvss_score":10,"headline":"Security feature bypass in macOS","id":"CVE-2023-38586","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2023-09-26"},{"cvss_score":10,"headline":"Security feature bypass in macOS","id":"CVE-2023-40455","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2023-09-26"},{"cvss_score":10,"headline":"Other in n/a","id":"CVE-1999-0590","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2000-02-04"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Memory corruption in macOS","id":"CVE-2026-84520","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-09-14"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2024-12-05","vendors":["Apple"]},"summary":"An app can execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges due to improper memory handling in macOS.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23516/"}