CVE-2023-40432 is a memory handling vulnerability affecting Apple's iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) could allow an application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges, posing a significant risk of full system compromise. While the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) for exploitation, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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