What is CVE-2023-40405?

CVE-2023-40405 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2023-10-25.

How severe is CVE-2023-40405?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Apple macOS

CVE-2023-40405

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. An app may be able to read sensitive location information.

EPSS: 0.003 (21.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions unspecified, 14.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40405?: CVE-2023-40405 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2023-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2023-40405?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.