Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 26, 2023· Updated Nov 4, 2025

CVE-2023-40452

Description

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, tvOS 17, macOS Monterey 12.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to overwrite arbitrary files.

AI Insight

LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.

Affected products

Apple Inc./iOS 17llm-fuzzy
Range: <17
Apple Inc./macOS Sonomallm-fuzzy
Range: <14
Apple Inc./macOS Venturallm-fuzzy
Range: <13.6
Apple Inc./tvOSv5
Range: unspecified
Apple Inc./macOSv5
Range: unspecified
Apple Inc./watchOSv5
Range: unspecified
Apple Inc./iOS and iPadOScpe-rescue
Range: unspecified

Patches

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References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10mitre
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3mitre
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5mitre
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/6mitre
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8mitre
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9mitre
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931mitre
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932mitre
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936mitre
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937mitre
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938mitre
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940mitre

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