Sandbox restriction bypass via undisclosed access flaw
Published Sep 26, 2023 · Updated Nov 4, 2025
Sandbox restriction bypass in Apple macOS before 14 allows attackers to circumvent access limits from a sandboxed Image Capture process. Apple identifies Image Capture as the affected component and an access issue as the cause, but it has not disclosed the faulty operation. Exploitation requires code running inside an affected sandboxed process; the resources or privileges exposed beyond that boundary are undisclosed.
Summary
What happened
Sandbox restriction bypass in Apple macOS before 14 allows attackers to circumvent access limits from a sandboxed Image Capture process. Apple identifies Image Capture as the affected component and an access issue as the cause, but it has not disclosed the faulty operation. Exploitation requires code running inside an affected sandboxed process; the resources or privileges exposed beyond that boundary are undisclosed.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-38586
- Published
- Sep 26, 2023
- Updated
- Nov 4, 2025
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- macOS
- Classifications
- T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 26, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 4, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <14
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