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CVE-2023-40520

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 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: 2023-09-27 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, watchOS 10. An app may be able to access edited photos saved to a temporary directory.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 17.0 — fixed in 17.0
• Apple Iphone Os: before 17.0 — fixed in 17.0
• Apple tvOS: before 17.0 — fixed in 17.0
• Apple watchOS: before 10.0 — fixed in 10.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 17.0; Apple Iphone Os 17.0; Apple tvOS 17.0; Apple watchOS 10.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938

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