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CVE-2023-40434
A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may…
Low3.3EPSS 0.30%
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- apple
Description
A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to access a user's Photos Library.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Low3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.30% · top 77% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.3.
Weakness
- An app may be able to access a user's Photos Library
Affected products
- affected unspecified – < 17
- affected unspecified – < 14
References (6)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940 (opens in a new tab)
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938 (opens in a new tab)
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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