CVE-2023-40445: Apple iPadOS

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The issue was addressed with improved UI handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1. A device may persistently fail to lock.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: from 17.0, before 17.1 (fixed in 17.1)
• Apple iPhone OS: from 17.0, before 17.1 (fixed in 17.1)

Published 2023-10-25. Last modified 2026-06-17.