CVE-2023-40393
An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in...
An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without authentication.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without authentication.
- Record
CVE-2023-40393- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without authentication.
- Record
CVE-2023-40393- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-44964
An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without authentication.
- Record
EUVD-2023-44964- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v2hh-gf42-8pxh
An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in...
An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14. Photos in the Hidden Photos Album may be viewed without authentication.
- Record
GHSA-v2hh-gf42-8pxh- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-40393 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apple Macos, published January 10, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.70%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.