CVE-2023-40448

HIGH

iPadOS < 16.7 - Sandbox Escape via Protocol Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2023-40448. PoCs published by w0wbox.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository contains only a README.md file with minimal content, indicating the PoC is 'under construction' and lacks any functional exploit code or technical details.

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.

Exploits (1)

nomisec STUB 11 stars
by w0wbox · poc
https://github.com/w0wbox/CVE-2023-40448

The repository contains only a README.md file with minimal content, indicating the PoC is 'under construction' and lacks any functional exploit code or technical details.

Classification
Stub 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: unspecified
No auth needed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (14)

Core 14
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10

Scores

CVSS v3 8.6
EPSS 0.0157
EPSS Percentile 72.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

Status published
Products (5)
apple/ipados < 16.7
apple/iphone_os < 16.7
apple/macos < 14.0
apple/tvos < 17.0
apple/watchos < 10.0
Published Sep 27, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026