Sandbox Bypass in Apple OS before 12.6.4/16.4
CVE-2023-40398 Published on July 29, 2024
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-40398 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-40398
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Affected Versions
Apple macOS:- Version unspecified and below 13.3 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 16.4 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 12.6 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 11.7 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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