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OS X update for Mail (CVE-2023-40440)

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OS X update for Mail (CVE-2023-40440)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/11/2023
Created
09/11/2023
Added
09/11/2023
Modified
07/19/2024

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-upgrade-12_6_8
  • apple-osx-upgrade-13_5

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