Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Sep 27, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-40388

Description

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.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./macOS Sonomallm-fuzzy
Range: before 14
Apple Inc./macOSv5
Range: unspecified

Patches

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References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/kb/HT213940nvd

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