CVE-2023-40406

low-risk
Published 2023-09-27

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7, macOS Ventura 13.6, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to read arbitrary files.

Do I need to act?

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0.04% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (15)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/6
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/6
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213931
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213932
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal