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CVE-2023-40442

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 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: 2023-09-12 · 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 Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Monterey 12.6.8. An app may be able to read sensitive location information.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 15.7.8; from 16.0 before 16.6 — fixed in 15.7.8, 16.6
• Apple Iphone Os: before 15.7.8; from 16.0 before 16.6 — fixed in 15.7.8, 16.6
• Apple macOS: from 11.0 before 11.7.9; from 12.0.0 before 12.6.8 — fixed in 11.7.9, 12.6.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 15.7.8, 16.6; Apple Iphone Os 15.7.8, 16.6; Apple macOS 11.7.9, 12.6.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213841
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213841

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