Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2023-40406
Published: September 26, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU81148
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40406
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions in ColorSync. A local application can read arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2023-40406
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 14.0 23A344, 12.7 21G816, 13.6 22G120