CVE-2023-40431

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

T

he issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

References

Link	Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::

History

04 Nov 2025, 20:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938 -

21 Nov 2024, 08:19

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory~~	() http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2023-09-27 15:19

Updated : 2025-11-04 20:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-40431

Mitre link : CVE-2023-40431

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-40431

JSON object : View

Products Affected

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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