FKIE_CVE-2023-40388

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-09-27 15:19 - Updated: 2025-11-04 20:16
Severity ?
4.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Summary
A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14. Safari may save photos to an unprotected location.
References
product-security@apple.comhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple macos *
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  "lastModified": "2025-11-04T20:16:36.880",
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