High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 27, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-40409
CVE-2023-40409
Description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, tvOS 17, macOS Monterey 12.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
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Affected products
9tvOS 17+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: tvOS 17
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
macOS Ventura 13.6, macOS Monterey 12.7+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: macOS Ventura 13.6, macOS Monterey 12.7
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- Range: iPadOS 17
watchOS 10+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: watchOS 10
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- Range: iOS 17
- Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
15- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10nvd
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/6nvd
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8nvd
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9nvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213931nvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213932nvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213936nvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213937nvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213938nvd
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