Is CVE-2023-40408 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-40408 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-40408?

CVE-2023-40408 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-40408?

CVE-2023-40408 has an EPSS score of 1.03% (59th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-40408?

Upgrade ipados to 17.1 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-40408

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, watchOS 10.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. Hide My Email may be deactivated unexpectedly.

CWE-400Resource Exhaustion

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:>= 17.0, < 17.1Fixed in:17.1CVE-2023-40408derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:>= 17.0, < 17.1Fixed in:17.1CVE-2023-40408derived from NVD

watchosNVD

Affected:< 10.1Fixed in:10.1CVE-2023-40408derived 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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.03%probability of exploitation in 30 days

59thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 59% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory8

Third-Party Advisory4

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-400 (Resource Exhaustion) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-44487	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2011-3192	High	7.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-11478	Medium	5.3	95%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-25617	Medium	5.3	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-1000115	High	7.5	89%	-	Fix

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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.