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CVE-2023-40520VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2023-40520: Apple iOS and iPadOS · An app may be able to access edited photos saved to a temporary directory

Affects Apple iOS and iPadOSSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

Severity
Medium

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

EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 22% 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 2026-10-26.

What to do

AI-suggested

The vulnerability is fixed in iOS 17, iPadOS 17, tvOS 17, and watchOS 10. Users and administrators should update to these versions to remediate the issue.

Description

CVE-2023-40520 is a vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS where an app may be able to access edited photos saved to a temporary directory. This issue was addressed by Apple with improved checks and fixed in iOS 17, iPadOS 17, tvOS 17, and watchOS 10.

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