7.8
HIGH
CVE-2023-40412
Apple macOS Kernel Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, tvOS 17, macOS Monterey 12.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 27, 2023, 3:19 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:19 a.m.

Source :

product-security@apple.com

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-40412 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
2 Apple iphone_os
3 Apple tvos
4 Apple watchos
5 Apple ipados

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-40412 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-40412 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/6
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938
  • CVE Modified by product-security@apple.com

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by product-security@apple.com

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/6 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9 [No types assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Oct. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by product-security@apple.com

    Oct. 03, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Sep. 28, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213932 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.0 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.0 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.0.0 up to (excluding) 12.7 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.0 up to (excluding) 13.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.0 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
10010090908080707060605050404030302020101000Sept. 27, 2023Sept. 27, 2023Sept. 29, 2023Sept. 29, 2023Oct. 3, 2023Oct. 3, 2023Oct. 28, 2024Oct. 28, 2024Dec. 17, 2024Dec. 17, 2024Dec. 31, 2024Dec. 31, 2024March 8, 2025March 8, 2025March 17, 2025March 17, 2025March 25, 2025March 25, 2025March 29, 2025March 29, 2025March 30, 2025March 30, 2025April 15, 2025April 15, 2025
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-40412 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-40412 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} -0.05%

score

0.14074

percentile

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