CVE-2023-40417

MEDIUM

5.4

CVSS Score

Published: September 26, 2023 at 08:12 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:17 AM UTC

5 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS

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Severity

MEDIUM5.4

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.9%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

A window management issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 17, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, macOS Sonoma 14. Visiting a website that frames malicious content may lead to UI spoofing.

Affected

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

iPadOS · Apple

95%

v < 17

Affected range stops below 17, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 17.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

iPhone OS · Apple

95%

v < 17.0

Affected range stops below 17.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

macOS · Apple

95%

v < 14

Affected range stops below 14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 14.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Safari · Apple

95%

v < 17

Affected range stops below 17, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 17.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

watchOS · Apple

95%

v < 10

Affected range stops below 10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 10.0, 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 (11)

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/2

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9

Release NotesVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937

Release NotesVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938

Release NotesVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940

Release NotesVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213941

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

5.4MEDIUM[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: LOW
Integrity: LOW
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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