CVE-2023-37448: Apple macOS · A user may be able to view restricted content from the lock screen
Affects Apple macOSSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC
Rated Medium by the CNA (apple) · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 24% 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
This vulnerability is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14. Users should update to macOS Sonoma 14 or later to remediate this issue.
Description
CVE-2023-37448 is a vulnerability in Apple macOS that allowed a user to view restricted content from the lock screen due to improper state management. This issue has been addressed and fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.