CVE-2023-28190

Sensitive data disclosure via insecure FaceTime storage

Published May 8, 2023 · Updated Jan 29, 2025

Privacy issue in FaceTime in Apple macOS before 13.3 allows local users to access user-sensitive data through an app. FaceTime stored sensitive data in a location with insufficient protection; Apple moved the data but has not disclosed the exact path or access-control failure. Exploitation requires a user to run an app locally, and the documented consequence is limited to unauthorized reading of user-sensitive data.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privacy issue in FaceTime in Apple macOS before 13.3 allows local users to access user-sensitive data through an app. FaceTime stored sensitive data in a location with insufficient protection; Apple moved the data but has not disclosed the exact path or access-control failure. Exploitation requires a user to run an app locally, and the documented consequence is limited to unauthorized reading of user-sensitive data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-28190
Published
May 8, 2023
Updated
Jan 29, 2025
Vendor
Apple
Product
macOS
Classifications
T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 8, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 29, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <13.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Apple · macOSversion=unspecified <13.3

Published CVSS scores

5.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1005Data from Local System

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