CVE-2023-40443: Apple iPadOS

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 17.0 (fixed in 17.0)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 17.0 (fixed in 17.0)

Published 2023-09-27. Last modified 2026-06-17.