CVE-2023-40448 json
The issue was addressed with improved handling of protocols.
published 2023-09-26 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-45019
- cvss
- 8.6
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.2%
- EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The issue was addressed with improved handling of protocols. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. A remote attacker may be able to break out of Web Content sandbox.
Patch / fix
- Apple iOS and iPadOS 16.7, 17
- Apple tvOS 17
- Apple macOS 14
- Apple watchOS 10
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
2.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
- Apple iOS and iPadOS
- Apple tvOS
- Apple macOS
- Apple watchOS
References
-
support.apple.com
/en-us/HT213938
vendor-advisory
-
support.apple.com
/en-us/HT213927
vendor-advisory
-
support.apple.com
/en-us/HT213936
vendor-advisory
-
support.apple.com
/en-us/HT213940
vendor-advisory
-
support.apple.com
/en-us/HT213937
vendor-advisory
-
seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8
- seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3
- seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/4
- support.apple.com /kb/HT213940
- support.apple.com /kb/HT213927
- support.apple.com /kb/HT213938
- support.apple.com /kb/HT213937
- support.apple.com /kb/HT213936
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-40448
- NVD CVE-2023-40448
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