CVE-2023-41993 (GCVE-0-2023-41993)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-21 18:23 – Updated: 2025-11-04 19:21Summary
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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-01-11 02:17 UTC
CWE
- 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.
- CWE-754 - Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
Assigner
References
7 references
Impacted products
16 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | macOS |
Affected:
unspecified , < 14
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| apple | iphone_os |
Affected:
0 , < 17.0.1
(custom)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| apple | ipad_os |
Affected:
0 , < 17.0.1
(custom)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| apple | macos |
Affected:
0 , < 14.0
(custom)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| fedoraproject | fedora |
Affected:
37
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| fedoraproject | fedora |
Affected:
38
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| fedoraproject | fedora |
Affected:
39
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| debian | debian_linux |
Affected:
11.0
Affected: 12.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| oracle | graalvm |
Affected:
20.3.13
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:21.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| oracle | graalvm |
Affected:
21.3.9
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:21.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| oracle | jdk |
Affected:
1.8.0
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| oracle | jre |
Affected:
1.8.0
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| netapp | cloud_insights_acquisition_unit |
Affected:
0 , ≤ *
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_insights_acquisition_unit:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| netapp | cloud_insights_storage_workload_security_agent |
Affected:
0 , ≤ *
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_insights_storage_workload_security_agent:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| netapp | oncommand_insight |
Affected:
0 , ≤ *
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
||
| netapp | oncommand_workflow_automation |
Affected:
0 , ≤ *
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_workflow_automation:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 92edf099-018f-46dd-a3fa-fcbe2f2d506a
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2023-09-25
Asserted: 2023-09-25
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: Apple Multiple Products WebKit Code Execution Vulnerability | Affected: Apple / Multiple Products | Description: 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. | Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. | Due date: 2023-10-16 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213926, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213927, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213930; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41993
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-754 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | Multiple Products |
| Due Date | 2023-10-16 |
| Date Added | 2023-09-25 |
| Vendorproject | Apple |
| Vulnerabilityname | Apple Multiple Products WebKit Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Created: 2026-02-02 13:24 UTC
| Updated: 2026-02-06 07:53 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: feb3ef33-7e1a-4914-82fd-786d8c4dc4b9
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2023-09-25
Asserted: 2023-09-25
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.... | Affected: Apple / macOS | CVSS: 8.8 (HIGH) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.... |
| Vendor | Apple |
| Product | macOS |
| Added Date | 2023-09-25T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 8.8 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | HIGH |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
References
Created: 2026-06-23 11:14 UTC
| Updated: 2026-06-23 11:14 UTC
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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.
Sightings
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|---|
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- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the
vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base
model, served locally by ML-Gateway.
They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
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Related by attack behaviour
Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.
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