CVE-2023-40446

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. Processing maliciously crafted input may lead to arbitrary code execution in user-installed apps.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213981
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

History

04 Nov 2025, 20:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213981 - () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983 - () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 - () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985 -

Information

Published : 2023-12-12 01:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 20:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-40446

Mitre link : CVE-2023-40446

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-40446

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

iphone_os
macos
ipados

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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