High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Sep 27, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-40452
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.
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Affected products
13cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=12.0.0,<12.7
- (no CPE)range: Ventura 13.6, Monterey 12.7
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <17.0
- (no CPE)range: 17
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <10.0
- (no CPE)range: 10
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- Range: 17
- Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
18- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940nvdVendor Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3nvd
- 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
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213940nvd
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