5.5

CVE-2023-40433: apple macos

Modified
Published 10-01-2024Last modified 03-06-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-40433 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in apple macos. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.19%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 10-01-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-06-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3. An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

9%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.19% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Apple1 product
  • macos≥ unspecified, < 13.3 | < 13.3

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links