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CVE-2023-40425

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-10-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-532

Description

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14, macOS Monterey 12.7.1. An app with root privileges may be able to access private information.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: from 12.0.0 before 12.7.1 — fixed in 12.7.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 12.7.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/109055
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120950
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983

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