CVE-2023-40434

low-risk

Published 2023-09-27

A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to access a user's Photos Library.

Do I need to act?

0.05% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 3.3/10 Low

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Ipados

Iphone Os

Macos

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (10)

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940

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low-risk

Severity 13/34 · Low

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 9/34 · Low