{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38601 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38601 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"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."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38601 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: 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.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38601 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-2023-38601/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38601/index.md)","id":"CVE-2023-38601","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38601/index.md","name":"CVE-2023-38601","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-cr9r-85xx-9x6f"],"analysis":{"component_type":"operating_system","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["privilege_escalation","data_modify"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"macOS","requires_auth":"none","summary":"An app can modify protected parts of the file system, allowing privilege escalation on macOS.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"apple","cpe":[{"product":"macos","vendor":"apple"}],"cvss":{"score":7.5,"severity":"high","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[],"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.","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":"Privilege escalation in macOS","id":"CVE-2023-38601","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":"apple:macos","products":["apple:macos"],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2023"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":6,"next":{"headline":"Privilege escalation in macOS","id":"CVE-2023-38602"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Memory corruption in Safari","id":"CVE-2023-38600"},"products":["macOS"],"published":"2023-07-28","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":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"yes","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2025-02-13","vendors":["Apple"]},"summary":"An app can modify protected parts of the file system, allowing privilege escalation on macOS.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38601/"}