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CVE-2023-41993

CVE-2023-41993HIGH

Apple Multiple Products

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   R  U  H  H  H    8.8   .2435   97.8   YES

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions       Fixed
  macOS    unspecified –  —

TIMELINE
  Sep 6   Reserved by apple
  Sep 21  Published (CNA: apple)
  Sep 25  Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2023-10-16

CWE-754 · CNA: apple · CVSS v3.1 · 7 references · KEV due October 16, 2023

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
September 6, 2023	Reserved	Reserved by apple
September 21, 2023	Published	Published (CNA: apple)
September 25, 2023	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2023-10-16

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Apple	macOS	—	unspecified	—

Weaknesses

CWE-754

References (7)

Authoritative record: CVE-2023-41993 at cve.org

Vendors: apple

Weaknesses: CWE-754

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