CVE-2023-40404

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Published Oct 25, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 14.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-44975	A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.178% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984

History

Feb 13, 2025 6:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Apple Macos

Weaknesses

CWE-416

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 5:07 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: Oct 25, 2023, 6:32 PM
Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 5:07 PM
Reserved: Aug 14, 2023, 8:26 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:31 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:31 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:17 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 25, 2023, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:17 AM

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