CVEs / CVE-2023-41993
CVE-2023-41993: Apple Multiple Products WebKit Code Execution Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 25 Sep 2023
- high 8.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 24.3% 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 macOS Sonoma 14. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.7.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Apple macOS | from unspecified, before 14 | 14 |
| apple iphone_os | before 17.0.1 | 17.0.1 |
| apple ipad_os | before 17.0.1 | 17.0.1 |
| apple macos | before 14.0 | 14.0 |
| fedoraproject fedora | 37 | — |
| fedoraproject fedora | 38 | — |
| fedoraproject fedora | 39 | — |
| debian debian_linux | 11.0 | — |
| debian debian_linux | 12.0 | — |
| oracle graalvm | 20.3.13 | — |
| oracle graalvm | 21.3.9 | — |
| oracle jdk | 1.8.0 | — |
| oracle jre | 1.8.0 | — |
| netapp cloud_insights_acquisition_unit | all versions | — |
| netapp cloud_insights_storage_workload_security_agent | all versions | — |
| netapp oncommand_insight | all versions | — |
| netapp oncommand_workflow_automation | all versions | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 25 Sep 2023 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 16 Oct 2023 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations 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 |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-754 |
References
- CVE-2023-41993 on NVD
- CVE-2023-41993 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213926 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213930 (cited by CISA)
- CVE-2023-41993 on OSV
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-33 Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240426-0004/ Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213926 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213930 Vendor Advisory
- https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2023-0009.html Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41993 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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