High severity · published Sep 27, 2023
CVE-2023-40448
The issue was addressed with improved handling of protocols
8.6
CVSS
2.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The issue was addressed with improved handling of protocols. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. A remote attacker may be able to break out of Web Content sandbox.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.2% · higher than 82% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 16.7 · 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
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40448
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40448
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/4
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936
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