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CVE-2023-40410

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-40410 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability affecting Apple's macOS, iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, and watchOS. This flaw, addressed by improved input validation in recent updates, could allow an application to disclose sensitive kernel memory. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), it requires local access and user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious app) to exploit, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 17.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 17.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 12.0.0, < 12.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 13.0, < 13.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 17.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.29%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
21.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0029 is in the 27th percentile among its peer group of 5,765 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

support.apple.com / kb/HT213931
support.apple.com / kb/HT213932
support.apple.com / kb/HT213936
support.apple.com / kb/HT213937
support.apple.com / kb/HT213938
support.apple.com / kb/HT213940
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/6
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9
support.apple.com / en-us/HT213931
Release NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / en-us/HT213932
Release NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / en-us/HT213936
Release NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / en-us/HT213937
Release NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / en-us/HT213938
Release NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / en-us/HT213940
Release NotesVendor Advisory