Apple iOS/iPadOS permission

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5.3$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes permission. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-40429. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (Smartphone Operating System) (unknown version). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-275. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.

The weakness was presented 09/27/2023. The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-40429 since 08/14/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/06/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/14/2023 🔍
09/27/2023 +44 days 🔍
09/27/2023 +0 days 🔍
11/06/2025 +771 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-40429 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-40429
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-240553
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2023 18:39
Updated: 11/06/2025 18:33
Changes: 09/27/2023 18:39 (39), 10/20/2023 06:48 (11), 11/06/2025 18:33 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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