Vulnerability · Published Sep 26, 2023 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2023-40452

High 7.1

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 29% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 70.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, tvOS 17, macOS Monterey 12.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to overwrite arbitrary files.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple iOS and iPadOS unspecified – before 17
Apple macOS unspecified – before 12.7
Apple macOS unspecified – before 13.6
Apple tvOS unspecified – before 17
Apple macOS unspecified – before 14
Apple watchOS unspecified – before 10

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