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CVE-2023-40431

Published: Sep 27, 2023 | Modified: Nov 04, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40431
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Ipados Apple * 17.0 (excluding)
Iphone_os Apple * 17.0 (excluding)

References

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