CVE-2023-40520

low-risk
Published 2023-09-27

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, watchOS 10. An app may be able to access edited photos saved to a temporary directory.

Do I need to act?

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0.03% 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
3
CVSS 3.3/10 Low
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (15)

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213936
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213937
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938
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low-risk
Severity 13/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 10/34 · Low