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CVE-2023-28202

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 23, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:47 AM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5, watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4. An app firewall setting may not take effect after exiting the Settings app.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

iPadOS· Apple
95%
v < 16.5
Affected range stops below 16.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
iPhone OS· Apple
95%
v < 16.5
Affected range stops below 16.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
macOS· Apple
95%
v < 13.413.0 ≤ v < 13.4
Affected range stops below 13.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
tvOS· Apple
95%
v < 16.5
Affected range stops below 16.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
watchOS· Apple
95%
v < 9.5
Affected range stops below 9.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (4)

Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213757
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213758
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213761
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213764

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.5MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-640

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