CVE-2023-27940

MEDIUM

6.3

CVSS Score

Published: June 23, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:46 AM UTC

3 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS

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Severity

MEDIUM6.3

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, macOS Monterey 12.6.6, macOS Ventura 13.4. A sandboxed app may be able to observe system-wide network connections.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

iPadOS · Apple

95%

v < 15.7v < 15.7.6

Affected range stops below 15.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 15.7.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

iPhone OS · Apple

95%

v < 15.7.6

Affected range stops below 15.7.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

macOS · Apple

95%

v < 12.6v < 13.412.0.0 ≤ v < 12.6.613.0 ≤ v < 13.4

Affected range stops below 12.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 12.6.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 13.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

Release NotesVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213758

Release NotesVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213759

Release NotesVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213765

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.3MEDIUM[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: CHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: NONE
Availability: NONE

Vector?

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StatusMODIFIED

CWE

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