Vulnerability · Published Oct 25, 2023 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2023-40401

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 31.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.1. An attacker may be able to access passkeys without authentication.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple macOS unspecified – before 13.6

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