CVE-2023-23542 Information disclosure in macOS

What is CVE-2023-23542?

CVE-2023-23542 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 8 May 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.

Official description

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

Weakness: CWE-922

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23542?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2023-23542?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23542 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-23542 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23542 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2024-44146 Security feature bypass in macOS Critical 10.0
• CVE-2024-44148 Security feature bypass in macOS Critical 10.0
• CVE-2023-38586 Security feature bypass in macOS Critical 10.0
• CVE-2023-40455 Security feature bypass in macOS Critical 10.0

All Apple Macos vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-q6xq-fwhh-m47h.