CVE-2023-40441

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.5)—

A resource exhaustion issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. Processing web content may lead to a denial-of-service.

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base score: 6.5

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.11%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 65
Score date: 10/9/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (3)

Apple — Ipados Apple — Iphone OS Apple — Macos

CWEs

CWE-400

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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