CVEs / CVE-2023-32409
CVE-2023-32409: Apple Multiple Products WebKit Sandbox Escape Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 22 May 2023
- high 8.6 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 16.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and Safari WebKit contain an unspecified vulnerability that can allow a remote attacker to break out of the Web Content sandbox. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing.
Description
The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, Safari 16.5, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5. A remote attacker may be able to break out of Web Content sandbox. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Apple macOS | from unspecified, before 13.4 | 13.4 |
| Apple Safari | from unspecified, before 16.5 | 16.5 |
| Apple watchOS | from unspecified, before 9.5 | 9.5 |
| Apple iOS and iPadOS | from unspecified, before 15.7 | 15.7 |
| Apple iOS and iPadOS | from unspecified, before 16.5 | 16.5 |
| Apple tvOS | from unspecified, before 16.5 | 16.5 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 22 May 2023 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 12 Jun 2023 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.6 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:NScored by NVD |
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References
- CVE-2023-32409 on NVD
- CVE-2023-32409 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://support.apple.com/HT213757 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.apple.com/HT213758 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.apple.com/HT213761 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.apple.com/HT213762 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.apple.com/HT213764 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.apple.com/HT213765 (cited by CISA)
- CVE-2023-32409 on OSV
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213757 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213758 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213761 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213762 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213764 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-32409 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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