CVE-2023-40528

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  3. CVE-2023-40528
This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17, watchOS 10, macOS Sonoma 14, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Ventura 13.6.4. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

5.5 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/37 Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214058 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213936 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213937 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/37 Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214058 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213936 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213937 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

17 Jun 2025, 17:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-284

21 Nov 2024, 08:19

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/37 - Third Party Advisory () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/37 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214058 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214058 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213936 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213936 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213937 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213937 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

26 Jan 2024, 20:06

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/37 - () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/37 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937 - () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940 - () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936 - () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 - () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214058 - () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214058 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213937 - () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213937 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213936 - () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213936 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938 - () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 - () https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5
First Time Apple iphone Os
Apple tvos
Apple macos
Apple
Apple watchos
Apple ipados

26 Jan 2024, 17:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/37 -

23 Jan 2024, 14:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940 -
  • () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213937 -
  • () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213936 -
  • () https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938 -

23 Jan 2024, 01:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2024-01-23 01:15

Updated : 2025-06-17 17:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-40528

Mitre link : CVE-2023-40528

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-40528

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

  • iphone_os
  • ipados
  • macos
  • tvos
  • watchos
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-284

Improper Access Control