CVE-2023-40438 | BDVDB-2026-221602 Detail

AppleiOS and iPadOS

Description#

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact none, availability impact none. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-379 Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12024-01-10Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-11-04Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2024-01-10
Last modified: 2025-11-04

Vendor information

Vendor: Apple
Product: iOS and iPadOS

All Apple vulnerabilities

Score

5.5 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 11.9.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 16.7
Fixed
16.7

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

5.5 Medium

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	None
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).