CVE-2023-23495: Apple macOS · An app may be able to access sensitive user data
Affects Apple macOSSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
Rated High by the CNA (apple) · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 18% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 Sep 2023
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.
What to do
AI-suggested
Apply the official fix by updating to macOS Sonoma 14, where the issue has been resolved through improved redaction of sensitive information.
Description
CVE-2023-23495 is a permissions issue in Apple macOS that could allow an app to access sensitive user data. The vulnerability was addressed by improving the redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.