High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 12, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-40446
CVE-2023-40446
Description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. Processing maliciously crafted input may lead to arbitrary code execution in user-installed apps.
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Affected products
5- Range: >= 16.7.2, < 17.1
- Range: = 12.7.1
- Range: >= 16.7.2, < 17.1
- Range: unspecified
- Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213981nvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213983nvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213984nvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213985nvd
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