CVE-2023-40398 (GCVE-0-2023-40398)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-07-29 20:21
Modified
2025-03-13 15:12
Severity ?
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.
References
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213675Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213676Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213677Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213675Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213676Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213677Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 13.3
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   Apple iOS and iPadOS Version: unspecified   < 16.4
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   Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 12.6
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   Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 11.7
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