Is CVE-2023-27940 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-27940 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-27940?

CVE-2023-27940 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-27940?

CVE-2023-27940 has an EPSS score of 0.25% (16th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-27940?

Upgrade ipados to 15.7.6 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-27940

MEDIUM

6.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, macOS Monterey 12.6.6, macOS Ventura 13.4. A sandboxed app may be able to observe system-wide network connections.

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:< 15.7.6Fixed in:15.7.6CVE-2023-27940derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 15.7.6Fixed in:15.7.6CVE-2023-27940derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:>= 13.0, < 13.4Fixed in:13.4CVE-2023-27940derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days

16thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 16% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory3

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.