Description
The issue was addressed with improved handling of protocols. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17, iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. A remote attacker may be able to break out of Web Content sandbox.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – < 17, unspecified – < 16.7 | 17 |
| Apple | tvOS | unspecified – < 17 | 17 |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified – < 14 | 14 |
| Apple | watchOS | unspecified – < 10 | 10 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 1 repository
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w0wbox/CVE-2023-40448 ★ 14 · Jan 31, 2025
poc for CVE-2023-40448 (under construction) ,This could probably be a piece for a jailbreak
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 2
- WID-SEC-2023-2454 Apple iOS und iPadOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Mar 5, 2026
- WID-SEC-2023-2453 Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Apr 13, 2025
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/4