01 Record
CVE-2023-40425
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
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: apple
CNA base score4.4 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.32% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 25.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 4.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-10-25 18:31Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-06-12 14:54Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-08-14
- Assigning CNA
- apple
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 4.4)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log FileBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- e8fd7ce7b23dfbe4b163226262708ba163a0cfc73654c88b1014b0033c97003b
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120950
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/109055
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21