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CVE-2023-40438

An issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7. An app may be able to access edited photos saved to a temporary directory.

Published

2024-01-10T22:15:48.870

Last Modified

2025-06-20T16:15:22.840

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo
Type: Secondary
CWE-379

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	ipados	< 16.7	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	< 16.7	Yes
Operating System	apple	macos	< 14.0	Yes

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)