{"id":"CVE-2023-41993","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2023-41993","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T10:24:57.198Z","title":"Apple Multiple Products WebKit Code Execution Vulnerability","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.","published":"2023-09-21T19:15:12.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T06:23:13.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"product-security@apple.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-754"],"affected":["apple/ipados","apple/iphone os","apple/macos","fedoraproject/fedora","debian/debian linux","oracle/graalvm","oracle/jdk","oracle/jre","netapp/active iq unified manager","netapp/cloud insights acquisition unit","netapp/cloud insights storage workload security agent","netapp/oncommand insight","netapp/oncommand workflow automation","webkitgtk/webkitgtk\\+"],"epss":{"score":0.24349,"percentile":0.97863,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.24456,"percentile":0.97772}]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2023-09-25","dueDate":"2023-10-16","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.\nhttps://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"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 16 October 2023). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-33","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240426-0004/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-33","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240426-0004/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213926","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213930","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2023-0009.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41993","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41993","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}