CVE-2023-23527 Path traversal in iOS and iPadOS
A user may gain access to protected parts of the file system in Apple operating systems due to insufficient checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-23527?
CVE-2023-23527 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 8 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23527?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Tvos, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2023-23527?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23527 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2023-23527 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23527 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6rvv-h39p-6759.