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Critical severity · published Sep 27, 2023
CVE-2023-40400
This issue was addressed with improved checks
9.8
CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, macOS Sonoma 14. A remote user may cause an unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 16.6 · source: NVD
MA
macOS · Apple
before 14.0 · source: NVD
TV
Tvos · Apple
before 17.0 · source: NVD
WA
Watchos · Apple
before 10.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
IO
iOS
Apple
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40400
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40400
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937
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