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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added a batch of six flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. This comprises three vulnerabilities that Apple patched this week (CVE-2023-32434, CVE-2023-32435, and CVE-2023-32439), two flaws in VMware (CVE-2023-20867 and CVE-2023-20887), and one shortcoming impacting Zyxel

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Unknown senders have been shipping smartwatches to service members, leading to questions regarding what kind of ulterior motive is at play, malware or otherwise.

The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, macOS Monterey 12.6.6. A sandboxed app may be able to observe system-wide network connections

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, macOS Monterey 12.6.6. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system

A permissions issue was addressed by removing vulnerable code and adding additional checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.4. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.5.1 and iPadOS 16.5.1, Safari 16.5.1, macOS Ventura 13.4.1, iOS 15.7.7 and iPadOS 15.7.7. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5. An attacker with physical access to a locked Apple Watch may be able to view user photos or contacts via accessibility features

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.4, Safari 16.5, tvOS 16.5, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.