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CVE-2023-40446

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 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: 2023-12-12 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.7.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. Processing maliciously crafted input may lead to arbitrary code execution in user-installed apps.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 16.7.2; from 17.0 before 17.1 — fixed in 16.7.2, 17.1
• Apple Iphone Os: before 16.7.2; from 17.0 before 17.1 — fixed in 16.7.2, 17.1
• Apple macOS: from 12.0.0 before 12.7.1 — fixed in 12.7.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 16.7.2, 17.1; Apple Iphone Os 16.7.2, 17.1; Apple macOS 12.7.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213981
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985

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