CVE-2023-40388
MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: September 26, 2023 at 08:14 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendormacOS
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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14. Safari may save photos to an unprotected location.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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