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CVE-2023-40299 Details

Description

Kong Insomnia 2023.4.0 on macOS allows attackers to execute code and access restricted files, or make requests for TCC permissions, by using the DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES environment variable.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/pull/6217/commits CVEPatch
https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/releases CVERelease Notes
https://insomnia.rest/changelog CVERelease Notes
https://www.angelystor.com/posts/cve-2023-40299/ CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/pull/6217/commits [email protected]Patch

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoInsufficient Information to Classify Weakness[email protected]
CWE-114Process ControlCISA-ADP

Affected Products

ProductVersions
konghq insomnia
2023.4.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:konghq:insomnia:2023.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
apple macos
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-40299
NVD Published Date:
Oct 4, 2023
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2023-40299 Details - Not Deferred