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CVE-2023-40406

Published: Sep 27, 2023 | Modified: Nov 04, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40406
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7, macOS Ventura 13.6, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to read arbitrary files.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Macos Apple 12.0.0 (including) 12.7 (excluding)
Macos Apple 13.0 (including) 13.6 (excluding)

References

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