5.5

CVE-2023-28207: apple macos Insecure Inherited Permissions

Modified
Published 21-03-2025Last modified 25-03-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-28207 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Insecure Inherited Permissions vulnerability in apple macos. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.17%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 21-03-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 25-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, macOS Monterey 12.6.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5. A plug-in may be able to inherit app permissions and access user data.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.17%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

6%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.16% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Apple1 product
  • macos≥ unspecified, < 13.3 | ≥ unspecified, < 12.6 | ≥ unspecified, < 11.7 | < 11.7.5 | ≥ 12.0, < 12.6.4 | ≥ 13.0, < 13.3

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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