CVE-2023-40649

CVSS 3.1 Score 5.5 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Oct 8, 2023

Updated: Oct 11, 2023

CWE ID 862

Summary

CVE-2023-40649 is a newly identified vulnerability affecting Messaging applications. The issue stems from a missing permission check within the system. This oversight allows unauthorized access to local information without requiring any additional execution privileges. An attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain insight into sensitive data, posing a significant security risk. Users are advised to apply the necessary patches or updates as soon as they become available to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Advisories, Assessments, and Mitigations

https://app.recordedfuture.com/live/sc/entity/sYgct4
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40649
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40649

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