CVE-2023-40408
Last modified
CVE-2023-40408 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, watchOS 10.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. EPSS estimates a 1.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, watchOS 10.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. Hide My Email may be deactivated unexpectedly.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Ipados | < 16.7.2 |
| Apple | Ipados | >= 17.0, < 17.1 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | < 16.7.2 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | >= 17.0, < 17.1 |
| Apple | Macos | 14.0 |
| Apple | Watchos | < 10.1 |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/25Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213981Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213988Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/25Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213981Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213988Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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