CVE-2023-40404

Published: Oct 25, 2023Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Affected (1)

Products: Apple: Macos

Apple

1 product

Macos

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Macos	Version 14.0

Related CWEs

CWE-416

Use After Free

The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

References (6)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24

Source: product-security@apple.com

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984

Source: product-security@apple.com

Release NotesVendor Advisory

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984

Source: product-security@apple.com

Release NotesVendor Advisory

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Release NotesVendor Advisory

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Release NotesVendor Advisory

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