CVE-2023-40394

CVSS v3 3.3 LOW

3.3^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

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he issue was addressed with improved validation of environment variables. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

20 Jun 2025, 16:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-20

21 Nov 2024, 08:19

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2024-01-10 22:15

Updated : 2025-06-20 16:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-40394

Mitre link : CVE-2023-40394

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-40394

JSON object : View

Products Affected

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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