CVE-2023-40429 json
A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation.
published 2023-09-26 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-45000
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.
Patch / fix
- Apple iOS and iPadOS 17
- Apple tvOS 17
- Apple macOS 14
- Apple watchOS 10
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% 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 iOS and iPadOS
- Apple tvOS
- Apple macOS
- Apple watchOS
References
-
support.apple.com
/en-us/HT213938
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
support.apple.com
/en-us/HT213936
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
support.apple.com
/en-us/HT213940
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
support.apple.com
/en-us/HT213937
release-notes, vendor-advisory
-
seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8
- seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9
- seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3
- support.apple.com /kb/HT213940
- support.apple.com /kb/HT213938
- support.apple.com /kb/HT213937
- support.apple.com /kb/HT213936
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-40429
- NVD CVE-2023-40429
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