High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 27, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-40412
CVE-2023-40412
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
917+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 17
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
Ventura 13.6, Monterey 12.7+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: Ventura 13.6, Monterey 12.7
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- Range: 17
10+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 10
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- Range: 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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