CVE-2023-40454

HIGH

iPadOS < 16.7 - Unauthorized File Deletion via Permissions Issue

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, tvOS 17, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, macOS Monterey 12.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to delete files for which it does not have permission.

References (20)

Core 20
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5

Scores

CVSS v3 7.1
EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 7.6%
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 < 16.7
apple/iphone_os < 16.7
apple/macos 12.0.0 - 12.7
apple/tvos < 17.0
apple/watchos < 10.0
Published Sep 27, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026