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CVE-2023-40423
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, iOS 16.7.2…
High7.8EPSS 0.42%
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- apple
Description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.42% · top 64% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
- CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs
Affected products
- affected unspecified – < 16.7
- affected unspecified – < 14.1
- affected unspecified – < 13.6
- affected unspecified – < 17.1
- affected unspecified – < 12.7
References (15)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213981 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2023-40423)Record last updated .