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CVE-2023-40437

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-01-10 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to read sensitive location information.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 16.6 — fixed in 16.6
• Apple Iphone Os: before 16.6 — fixed in 16.6
• Apple macOS: before 13.5 — fixed in 13.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 16.6; Apple Iphone Os 16.6; Apple macOS 13.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843

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