CVE-2023-40440
CVSS 3.1 Score 7.5 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Sep 12, 2023
Updated: Jan 30, 2024
Summary
CVE-2023-40440 is a vulnerability affecting macOS Monterey that impacts the handling of S/MIME encrypted emails. This issue resulted in encrypted emails being sent unencrypted due to insufficient state management. The vulnerability has been resolved in macOS Monterey 12.6.8 with improved email encryption handling to mitigate this risk. Users are advised to update their systems as soon as possible to protect against potential data leakage.
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Affected Products
- MacOS
Affected Vendors
- Apple
Advisories, Assessments, and Mitigations
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