Is CVE-2023-40425 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-40425 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-40425?

CVE-2023-40425 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-40425?

CVE-2023-40425 has an EPSS score of 0.30% (21th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-40425?

Upgrade macos to 12.7.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-40425

MEDIUM

4.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14, macOS Monterey 12.7.1. An app with root privileges may be able to access private information.

CWE-532

How to fix

Remediation Available

macosNVD

Affected:>= 12.0.0, < 12.7.1Fixed in:12.7.1CVE-2023-40425derived 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 RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.30%probability of exploitation in 30 days

21stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 21% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory1

seclists.org

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2019-1622	Medium	5.3	79%	-	-
CVE-2020-35234	High	7.5	63%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-43261	High	7.5	60%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-20440	High	7.5	51%	-	-
CVE-2018-3609	High	8.1	22%	-	-
CVE-2018-8719	Medium	5.3	16%	-	-

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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 2025-06-12.