CVE-2023-23517

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.90% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 57.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-02-27 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-03-11 15:34Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-01-12

Assigning CNA

apple

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

d85f5962a457b91a1271df234cec808b4c8c679bf506d8f1be77c475fa6a503a

• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213600
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213603
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213638
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213604
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599