Apple iOS/iPadOS permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in permission. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-40454. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (Smartphone Operating System) (version now known). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-275. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6, tvOS 17, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, macOS Monterey 12.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to delete files for which it does not have permission.

The weakness was released 09/27/2023. The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-40454 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: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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NVD Base Score: 7.1
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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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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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-2023-40454 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-40454
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-240561
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2023 18:44
Updated: 11/06/2025 20:47
Changes: 09/27/2023 18:44 (39), 10/20/2023 07:47 (11), 11/06/2025 20:47 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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