CVE-2023-40443

HIGH

iPadOS < 17.0 - Privilege Escalation to Root

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0011
EPSS Percentile 29.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (2)
apple/ipados < 17.0
apple/iphone_os < 17.0
Published Sep 27, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026