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TI-2023-21256 Aliases CVE-2023-40438GHSA-95h7-88rj-5gc6

Apple iOS and iPadOS: An app may be able to access edited photos saved to a temporary…

Priority LOW 24CWE-379Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00215 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 16.7macOS (Apple): 14

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AppleiOS and iPadOSbefore 16.716.7Patch availableCNA
ApplemacOSbefore 1414Patch availableCNA
  • iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 16.7 Fixed in 16.7 Patch available CNA
  • macOS VendorApple Affected before 14 Fixed in 14 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 16.7VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 16.7VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 14.0VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 16.7 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 16.7 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 14.0 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 16.7
  • Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 14

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apple macOS 14

    21 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 17 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-21685 Type confusion in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 49
    • TI-2023-21233 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 45
    • TI-2023-22922 Code injection in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 42
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  • Release ·

    Apple iOS and iPadOS 16.7

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-19984 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An app may be able to access protected user dataPriority LOW 15
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-40438
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-95h7-88rj-5gc6

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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