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CVE-2023-32421: Apple macOS · An app may be able to observe unprotected user data

Affects Apple macOSSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated Medium by the CNA (apple) · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 19% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 26 Sep 2023

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

The issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14. Users and administrators should update to macOS Sonoma 14 to remediate this vulnerability.

Description

CVE-2023-32421 is a privacy vulnerability in Apple macOS where an app may be able to observe unprotected user data due to insufficient handling of temporary files. This issue has been addressed and fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.

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