CVE DATABASE / CVE-2023-41993

CVE-2023-41993

Apple Multiple Products WebKit Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS 8.8 · HIGH ⚠ CISA KEV — ACTIVELY EXPLOITED

On the CISA KEV catalog

Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2023-09-25. Federal remediation due 2023-10-16.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Summary

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.

CVSS 3.1 breakdown

Base score	8.8 (HIGH)
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector	NETWORK
Attack complexity	LOW
Privileges required	NONE
User interaction	REQUIRED
Scope	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality	HIGH
Integrity	HIGH
Availability	HIGH

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-754

Affected products

Apple ipadosApple iphone osApple macosFedoraproject fedoraDebian debian linuxOracle graalvmOracle jdkOracle jreNetapp active iq unified managerNetapp cloud insights acquisition unitNetapp cloud insights storage workload security agentNetapp oncommand insightNetapp oncommand workflow automationWebkitgtk webkitgtk\+

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References

Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2025-11-05. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.