CVE-2023-40440 (GCVE-0-2023-40440)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-11 23:29 – Updated: 2025-06-25 13:43
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Summary
This issue was addressed with improved state management of S/MIME encrypted emails. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.8. A S/MIME encrypted email may be inadvertently sent unencrypted.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • A S/MIME encrypted email may be inadvertently sent unencrypted
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Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 12.6 (custom)
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