CVE-2023-40406 json
The issue was addressed with improved checks.
published 2023-09-26 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-44977
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 22%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7, macOS Ventura 13.6, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to read arbitrary files.
Patch / fix
- Apple macOS 12.7, 13.6, 14
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Apple macOS
References
-
support.apple.com
/en-us/HT213932
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
support.apple.com
/en-us/HT213931
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
support.apple.com
/en-us/HT213940
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/6
- seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3
- support.apple.com /kb/HT213940
- support.apple.com /kb/HT213932
- support.apple.com /kb/HT213931
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-40406
- NVD CVE-2023-40406
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