7.1

CVE-2023-40454: apple ios and ipados

CVSS: 7.1v3.1HighModified
Published 26-09-2023Last modified 04-11-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-40454 is a high (CVSS 7.1) vulnerability in apple ios and ipados. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.35%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 26-09-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-11-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, tvOS 17, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, macOS Monterey 12.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to delete files for which it does not have permission.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

27%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.01 pp

From 0.36% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.35%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Apple6 products
  • ios and ipados≥ unspecified, < 17 | ≥ unspecified, < 16.7
  • ipados< 16.7
  • iphone_os< 16.7
  • macos≥ unspecified, < 12.7 | ≥ unspecified, < 13.6 | ≥ unspecified, < 14 | ≥ 12.0.0, < 12.7 | ≥ 13.0, < 13.6
  • tvos≥ unspecified, < 17 | < 17.0

1 vendor · 6 products

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