CVE-2023-29166
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 logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Pro Video Formats 2.2.5. A user may be able to elevate privileges.
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 confidenceThis is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Pro Video Formats software where improper state management in the application's logic allows a user to elevate their privileges beyond what they should normally have. The vulnerability was addressed with improved state management controls in version 2.2.5.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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< 2.2.5CVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Verify Pro Video Formats is installedCheck if Apple Pro Video Formats package exists on the system using 'pkgutil --pkgs' or by examining /Library/Application Support/Pro Video Formats for the software componentsAffected if The software package is not found in system inventory
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Determine installed version of Pro Video FormatsQuery the installed package version using 'pkgutil --info com.apple.pkg.ProVideoFormats' or check the version through System Information under Installed SoftwareAffected if Unable to retrieve version information from the system
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Compare installed version against the fix versionCompare the retrieved version number to 2.2.5 - versions below 2.2.5 (such as 2.2.4, 2.2.3, earlier) are considered vulnerableAffected if Installed version is less than 2.2.5
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Confirm the application is in use or accessibleVerify the Pro Video Formats software components are present and accessible to user accounts on the systemAffected if The vulnerable version is installed and the application is accessible to untrusted users
The environment is affected if Apple Pro Video Formats version less than 2.2.5 is installed and accessible on the system.
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 · scoped2.2.5
Upgrade to Pro Video Formats version 2.2.5 or later. If immediate upgrade is not possible, restrict access to the application to trusted users only until the patch can be applied.
Pro Video Formats 2.2.5
- Open System Settings (or System Preferences on older macOS versions)
- Navigate to the Software Update section
- Check for available updates
- If Pro Video Formats update is available, click to download and install version 2.2.5
- Restart the system if prompted to complete the installation
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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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-2023-29166 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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