CVE-2023-27961

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 ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited 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

0.24% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 14.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

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

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

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

2023-05-08 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-01-29 19:40Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-03-08

Assigning CNA

apple

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-1284Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in InputBase
• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

e67e8a431a1a65973fea9382a9c195345b4edd1b80e7c46004dbb2a0dac9b8fe

• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213676
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213677
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213678
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213675
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213673