CVE-2023-23510
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.2. An app may be able to access a user’s Safari history.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA permissions validation issue in macOS allowed an application to improperly access a user's Safari browsing history. The vulnerability stemmed from insufficient access control checks, enabling a potentially malicious app to read sensitive browsing data without proper authorization.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 13.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check the installed macOS versionOpen Terminal and run: sw_vers -productVersionAffected if The version is below 13.2 (e.g., 13.1, 13.0, 12.x, 11.x, etc.)
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Confirm macOS build date if on 13.2Run: sw_vers -buildVersion and compare against the 13.2 build (22G91 or later for Ventura)Affected if Build is earlier than 22G91 on a 13.x system, indicating an unpatched 13.2 release
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Verify Safari history exists on the systemCheck if Safari has been used: ls -la ~/Library/Safari/ 2>/dev/null | grep -E 'History|Bookmarks'Affected if History database files exist, meaning sensitive browsing data was present and potentially accessible
The system is affected if running macOS versions earlier than 13.2 and Safari browsing history data exists on the machine.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped13.2
Update to macOS Ventura 13.2 or later to obtain the fixed validation logic that properly restricts Safari history access to authorized system processes.
macOS Ventura 13.2 or later
- Back up your Mac before performing the upgrade
- Open System Settings (or System Preferences on older macOS versions)
- Navigate to General > Software Update
- Wait for macOS Ventura 13.2 or later to appear and select it
- Click 'Update Now' or 'Upgrade Now' to download and install the update
- Restart your Mac when prompted to complete the installation
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-23510 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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