macOS Sonoma 14 Fixed Web Content Arbitrary Code Exec (CVE-2023-41993)
CVE-2023-41993 Published on September 21, 2023

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.

NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Apple Multiple Products WebKit Code Execution Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari WebKit contain an unspecified vulnerability that can allow an attacker to execute code when processing web content.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by October 16, 2023: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-41993 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

The software does not check or incorrectly checks for unusual or exceptional conditions that are not expected to occur frequently during day to day operation of the software.


Products Associated with CVE-2023-41993

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Apple iOS
 
Apple iPadOS
 
Apple Safari
 
Apple macOS
 
Apple iPadOS
 
Fedora Project Fedora
 
Debian Linux
 
Oracle Jdk
 
Oracle Java
 
Oracle GraalVM
 
NetApp Oncommand Workflow Automation
 
NetApp Oncommand Insight
 
NetApp Cloud Insights Acquisition Unit
 
NetApp Cloud Insights Storage Workload Security Agent
 
Webkitgtk
 
NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager
 

Affected Versions

Apple macOS: apple iphone_os: apple ipad_os: apple macos: fedoraproject fedora: fedoraproject fedora: fedoraproject fedora: debian_linux: debian_linux: oracle graalvm: oracle graalvm: oracle jdk: oracle jre: netapp cloud_insights_acquisition_unit: netapp cloud_insights_storage_workload_security_agent: netapp oncommand_insight: netapp oncommand_workflow_automation:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
21.71%
Percentile
95.62%

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