CVE-2023-40438

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7. An app may be able to access edited photos saved to a temporary directory.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-379

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
AppleiOS and iPadOS>= unspecified, < 16.7
ApplemacOS>= unspecified, < 14

References

Timeline

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

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CVE-2023-40438: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix