CVE-2023-40528

MEDIUM

iPadOS < 17.0 - Privacy Preference Bypass via Improper Access Control

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17, watchOS 10, macOS Sonoma 14, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Ventura 13.6.4. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214058
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213936
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213937
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 0.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-284
Status published
Products (5)
apple/ipados < 17.0
apple/iphone_os < 17.0
apple/macos 13.0 - 13.6.4
apple/tvos < 17.0
apple/watchos < 10.0
Published Jan 23, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026