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CVE-2023-40429: Apple iOS and iPadOS · An app may be able to access sensitive user data

Affects Apple iOS and iPadOSSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 17 soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

Severity
High

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

EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 47% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 17

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

Upgrade Apple iOS and iPadOS to 17.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Apple iOS and iPadOSAffected
  • <17
Fixed in
  • 17

AI-suggested

Upgrade affected Apple operating systems to version 17 or later, where the issue has been fixed. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

CVE-2023-40429 is a permissions validation vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS that could allow an app to access sensitive user data. The issue was addressed by improved validation and is fixed in iOS 17, iPadOS 17, tvOS 17, watchOS 10, and macOS Sonoma 14. Versions prior to 17 are affected. No public exploit or active exploitation is known at this time.

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