CVE-2023-40445
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 25, 2023 at 06:32 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:17 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendoriPhone OSiPadOS
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
The issue was addressed with improved UI handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. A device may persistently fail to lock.
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/19SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.5HIGHCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-358
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