CVE-2023-40452

HIGH

iPadOS < 17.0 - Arbitrary File Write

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, tvOS 17, macOS Monterey 12.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to overwrite arbitrary files.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.1
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 6.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

Status published
Products (5)
apple/ipados < 17.0
apple/iphone_os < 17.0
apple/macos 12.0.0 - 12.7
apple/tvos < 17.0
apple/watchos < 10.0
Published Sep 27, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026