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CVE-2023-40395: Apple iOS and iPadOS · An app may be able to access contacts

Affects Apple iOS and iPadOSSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

Severity
High

Rated High by the CNA (apple) · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 25% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 26 Sep 2023

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Apple has released official fixes for this vulnerability in iOS 16.7, iPadOS 16.7, tvOS 17, macOS Monterey 12.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma 14. Users and administrators should update to these versions to remediate the issue.

Description

CVE-2023-40395 is a vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where an app may be able to access contacts without proper authorization. The issue was addressed by Apple through improved handling of caches and fixed in multiple Apple operating system versions including iOS 16.7, iPadOS 16.7, tvOS 17, macOS Monterey 12.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma 14.

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