CVE-2023-40438
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-01-10 22:03
Modified
2024-08-02 18:31
Severity ?
Summary
An issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7. An app may be able to access edited photos saved to a temporary directory.
References
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
AppleiOS and iPadOS
ApplemacOS
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