CVE-2023-41993 (GCVE-0-2023-41993)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-09-21 18:23
Modified
2025-11-04 19:21
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
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.
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.
References
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Date added: 2023-09-25
Due date: 2023-10-16
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Used in ransomware: Unknown
Notes: 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
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