CVE-2023-40425

Private information disclosure via inadequate log redaction

Published Oct 25, 2023 · Updated Jun 12, 2025

Information disclosure in the Sandbox component of Apple macOS allows local users with root privileges to access private information. Sandbox log entries fail to redact private data adequately, leaving sensitive values available to a privileged application that reads the logs. Exploitation requires an already-root application, and the reported consequence is disclosure only; Apple has not published the affected log fields or generating operations.

CVSS severity4.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.30%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in the Sandbox component of Apple macOS allows local users with root privileges to access private information. Sandbox log entries fail to redact private data adequately, leaving sensitive values available to a privileged application that reads the logs. Exploitation requires an already-root application, and the reported consequence is disclosure only; Apple has not published the affected log fields or generating operations.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-40425
Published
Oct 25, 2023
Updated
Jun 12, 2025
Vendor
Apple
Product
macOS
Classifications
CWE-532, CAPEC-215, T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 25, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <12.7
  2. Affected versionversion=unspecified <14

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Apple · macOSversion=unspecified <12.7; version=unspecified <14

Published CVSS scores

4.4CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.4NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
CAPEC-215Fuzzing for application mapping
T1005Data from Local System

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