CVE-2023-32357: Apple iPadOS

High severity, CVSS 7.1. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, macOS Monterey 12.6.6, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5. An app may be able to retain access to system configuration files even after its permission is revoked.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 16.5 (fixed in 16.5)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 16.5 (fixed in 16.5)
• Apple macOS: from 11.0, before 11.7.7 (fixed in 11.7.7); from 12.0.0, before 12.6.6 (fixed in 12.6.6); from 13.0, before 13.4 (fixed in 13.4)
• Apple tvOS: before 16.5 (fixed in 16.5)
• Apple watchOS: before 9.5 (fixed in 9.5)

Published 2023-06-23. Last modified 2026-06-17.