CVE-2023-32396
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 · uneditedThis issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Xcode 15, tvOS 17, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to gain elevated 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 confidenceA vulnerability in Apple's platforms allows an application to gain elevated privileges beyond its intended sandbox or permission boundaries. This issue was addressed with improved checks in the affected operating systems and Xcode 15.
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< 15.0< 17.0< 17.0< 14.0< 17.0< 10.0CVSS 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
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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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Check macOS versionOpen System Settings > General > About, or run `sw_vers -productVersion` in TerminalAffected if Version is lower than 14.0 ( Sonoma )
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Check iOS versionOpen Settings > General > About on the deviceAffected if Version is lower than 17.0
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Check iPadOS versionOpen Settings > General > About on the deviceAffected if Version is lower than 17.0
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Check watchOS versionOpen Settings > General > About on the paired iPhone, or on the Apple Watch itselfAffected if Version is lower than 10.0
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Check tvOS versionOpen Settings > General > About on the Apple TVAffected if Version is lower than 17.0
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Check Xcode versionOpen Xcode > About Xcode, or run `xcodebuild -version` in TerminalAffected if Version is lower than 15.0
A user is affected if any Apple operating system or Xcode installed on their device runs a version lower than the fixed release (iOS 17+, iPadOS 17+, watchOS 10+, tvOS 17+, macOS 14+, Xcode 15+).
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 · scoped10.014.015.0
Apply vendor-supplied patches by updating all affected devices to iOS 17+, iPadOS 17+, watchOS 10+, tvOS 17+, macOS Sonoma 14+, or later versions.
Xcode 15, iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14, tvOS 17, watchOS 10
- Identify which Apple platform(s) are affected in your environment (iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, or Xcode)
- For iOS devices: Go to Settings > General > Software Update and install iOS 17 or later
- For iPadOS devices: Go to Settings > General > Software Update and install iPadOS 17 or later
- For macOS devices: Go to System Settings > Software Update and install macOS Sonoma (14) or later
- For Apple TV: Go to Settings > General > Apple TV Software Update and install tvOS 17 or later
- For Apple Watch: Open the Watch app on paired iPhone, go to General > Software Update and install watchOS 10 or later
- For Xcode: Download and install Xcode 15 or later from the Mac App Store or developer.apple.com
- After updating, verify the version by checking Settings > General > About (on iOS/iPadOS) or System Settings > About (on macOS)
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-32396 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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