Low severity3.3NVD Advisory· Published Sep 27, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-40434

Description

A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to access a user's Photos Library.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./macOSllm-fuzzy2 versions
>=14+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >=14
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
Apple Inc./Ipadosllm-fuzzy
Range: >=17
Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: >=17
Apple Inc./iOS and iPadOScpe-rescue
Range: unspecified

Patches

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References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/kb/HT213938nvd
support.apple.com/kb/HT213940nvd

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