Apple macOS 13 permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apple macOS 13. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in permission. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-40455. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS 13 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.

The weakness was published 09/27/2023. The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-40455 since 08/14/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1222 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 14 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 14

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-2023-40455 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-40455
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-240630
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2023 19:06
Updated: 11/06/2025 20:47
Changes: 09/27/2023 19:06 (41), 10/20/2023 12:16 (11), 11/06/2025 20:47 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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