CVE-2023-41996

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

T

he issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6. Apps that fail verification checks may still launch.

References

Link	Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213931
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

04 Nov 2025, 20:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213931 -

21 Nov 2024, 08:22

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory~~	() http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940 -

Information

Published : 2023-09-27 15:19

Updated : 2025-11-04 20:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-41996

Mitre link : CVE-2023-41996

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-41996

JSON object : View

Products Affected

macos

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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