CVE-2023-38601 Privilege escalation in macOS

What is CVE-2023-38601?

CVE-2023-38601 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 28 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38601?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2023-38601?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38601 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-38601 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38601 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos

• CVE-2026-65400 Apple macOS Improper Authentication Exploited Critical 9.8
• 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-cr9r-85xx-9x6f.