Vulnerability · Published Sep 26, 2023 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2023-40429
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-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 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 52.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213937
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213936