CVE-2023-23523: Apple iPadOS

Low severity, CVSS 3.3. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4. Photos belonging to the Hidden Photos Album could be viewed without authentication through Visual Lookup.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 16.4 (fixed in 16.4)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 16.4 (fixed in 16.4)
• Apple macOS: before 13.3 (fixed in 13.3)

Published 2023-05-08. Last modified 2026-06-17.