CVE-2023-38571

highpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.016 · 75 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · PoC

Likely / severe?

1.58% (75th) EPSS

CVSS 7.5 · high

Is it mine?

9 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-23

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. 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 bypass Privacy preferences.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6

v3.17.5highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:Psecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-61US

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

gergelykalman/CVE-2023-38571-a-macOS-TCC-bypass-in-Music-and-TVExploit for CVE-2023-38571PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (9)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Apple macOSunspecified → 11.7enisa_euvdEU
Apple macOSunspecified → 12.6enisa_euvdEU
Apple macOSunspecified → 13.5enisa_euvdEU
Apple Inc. MacOS≤ 11.7.9fstec_bduRU
Apple Inc. MacOS≤ 13.5fstec_bduRU
Apple Inc. MacOS≤ 12.6.8fstec_bduRU
apple macos< 11.7.9nvdUScpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos12.0 → 12.6.8nvdUScpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos13.0 → 13.5nvdUScpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2023-1880Apple macOS: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-07-24csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer, authentisierter oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Apple macOS ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen und seine Privilegien zu erweitern.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu nvd cert_bund NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-07-28modified 2026-06-17

references (20)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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