CVE-2023-40454
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CVE-2023-40454 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.1/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Ipados | < 16.7 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | < 16.7 |
| Apple | Macos | >= 12.0.0, < 12.7 |
| Apple | Macos | >= 13.0, < 13.6 |
| Apple | Tvos | < 17.0 |
| Apple | Watchos | < 10.0 |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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