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6.2
Advisory Published
CVE Published
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CVE-2024-23236

First published: Mon May 13 2024(Updated: )

A correctness issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.5. An app may be able to read arbitrary files.

Credit: Ron Masas Impervaan anonymous researcher Kirin @Pwnrin 小来来 @Smi1eSEC pattern-f @pattern_F_ Ant Security LightAmir Bazine CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsKarsten König CrowdStrike Counter Adversary OperationsCertiK SkyFall Team Junsung Lee Trend Micro Zero Day Initiativean anonymous researcher MIT CSAIL MIT CSAILJoseph Ravichandran @0xjprx MIT CSAILPr BarPr Hebrew University EP Nick Wellnhofer Gil Pedersen Dohyun Lee @l33d0hyun LFY @secsys Fudan UniversityDaniel Zajork Joshua Zajork Meysam Firouzi @R00tkitsmm Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeMichael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeScott Johnson RIPEDA ConsultingMykola Grymalyuk RIPEDA ConsultingJordy Witteman Carlos Polop Pedro Tôrres @t0rr3sp3dr0 Mickey Jin @patch1t Narendra Bhati Suma Soft PvtShaheen Fazim Csaba Fitzl @theevilbit KandjiLFY @secsys yulige Snoolie Keffaber @0xilis Robert Reichel CVE-2024-27806 Yann GASCUEL Alter Solutionsajajfxhj Maksymilian Motyl Immunity SystemsManfred Paul @_manfp Trend Micro's Zero Day InitiativeEmilio Cobos MozillaLukas Bernhard CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information SecurityNan Wang @eternalsakura13 360 Vulnerability Research InstituteJoe Rutkowski @Joe12387 Crawless @abrahamjuliot Jeff Johnson underpassappPwn2car Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative Trend Micro's Zero Day InitiativeMichael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro's Zero Day InitiativeMinghao Lin Baidu Security Baidu SecurityYe Zhang @VAR10CK Baidu SecurityMeysam Firouzi @R00tkitSMM product-security@apple.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS<14.5
14.5
Apple iOS and macOS<14.5

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2024-23236?

    CVE-2024-23236 has been rated as a medium severity vulnerability since it allows an app to read arbitrary files.

  • How do I fix CVE-2024-23236?

    To fix CVE-2024-23236, you should update your macOS to version 14.5 or later.

  • Who is affected by CVE-2024-23236?

    Users running macOS versions prior to 14.5 are affected by CVE-2024-23236.

  • What is the nature of the issue in CVE-2024-23236?

    CVE-2024-23236 is a correctness issue that was addressed with improved checks in the system.

  • When was CVE-2024-23236 disclosed?

    CVE-2024-23236 was disclosed along with the fix in macOS Sonoma 14.5.

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