CVE-2023-40414

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, tvOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14, Safari 17. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-416

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 10, 2024
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2023-40414: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix