CVEs / CVE-2023-37450
CVE-2023-37450: Apple Multiple Products WebKit Code Execution Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 13 Jul 2023
- high 8.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 18.9% 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, and Safari WebKit contain an unspecified vulnerability that leads to code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content. 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 checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, Safari 16.5.2, tvOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5, watchOS 9.6. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Safari | from unspecified, before 16.5 | 16.5 |
| Apple tvOS | from unspecified, before 16.6 | 16.6 |
| Apple iOS and iPadOS | from unspecified, before 16.6 | 16.6 |
| Apple macOS | from unspecified, before 13.5 | 13.5 |
| Apple watchOS | from unspecified, before 9.6 | 9.6 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 13 Jul 2023 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 3 Aug 2023 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
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References
- CVE-2023-37450 on NVD
- CVE-2023-37450 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213826 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848 (cited by CISA)
- CVE-2023-37450 on OSV
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-04 Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213826 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-37450 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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