CVE-2023-40437
A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is...
A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to read sensitive location information.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.5
A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to read sensitive location information.
- Record
CVE-2023-40437- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
5.5
A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to read sensitive location information.
- Record
CVE-2023-40437- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-45008
5.5
A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to read sensitive location information.
- Record
EUVD-2023-45008- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5gg2-crpj-78wq
5.5
A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is...
A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to read sensitive location information.
- Record
GHSA-5gg2-crpj-78wq- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - 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-2023-40437 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Ipados, published January 10, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 10th percentile. No source names a fixed version.