Vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2023-40448

The issue was addressed with improved handling of protocols. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. A remote attacker may be able to break out of Web Content sandbox.

EPSS: 0.016 (72.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40448?
CVE-2023-40448 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2023-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-40448?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-40448 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.