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TI-2023-21263 Aliases CVE-2023-40445GHSA-wmqw-xg54-ch38

Apple iOS and iPadOS: A device may persistently fail to lock

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-358Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

The issue was addressed with improved UI handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. A device may persistently fail to lock.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00899 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 17.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
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 17.117.1Patch availableCNA
  • iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 17.1 Fixed in 17.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0 to before 17.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0 to before 17.1VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0 to before 17.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0 to before 17.1 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 17.1

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Apple iOS and iPadOS 17.1

    21 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 17 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-22939 Apple iOS and iPadOS: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code executionPriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2023-22359 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 41
    • TI-2023-21265 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 41
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-40445
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wmqw-xg54-ch38

References

Advisory 3

  • 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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