Vulnerability · Published Sep 26, 2023 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2023-40412
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 30% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 70.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, tvOS 17, macOS Monterey 12.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/6
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213932
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213931
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213937
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213936