CVE-2023-40438

An issue was addressed with improved handling of temporary files. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7. An app may be able to access edited photos saved to a temporary directory.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

History

20 Jun 2025, 16:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-379

21 Nov 2024, 08:19

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

16 Jan 2024, 23:51

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
First Time		Apple iphone Os Apple macos Apple ipados Apple
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

11 Jan 2024, 13:57

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Se solucionó un problema con el manejo mejorado de archivos temporales. Este problema se solucionó en macOS Sonoma 14, iOS 16.7 y iPadOS 16.7. Es posible que una aplicación pueda acceder a fotos editadas guardadas en un directorio temporal.

10 Jan 2024, 22:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-01-10 22:15

Updated : 2025-06-20 16:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-40438

Mitre link : CVE-2023-40438

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-40438

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

iphone_os
ipados
macos

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-379

Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions

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5.5 /10