Known exploited vulnerability
CVE-2023-41993
The short answer
CVE-2023-41993 affects Apple macOS and is rated high (CVSS 8.8). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-09-25: attackers are using it, so patch it first.
What it is
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.
Weakness: CWE-754.
Severity
8.8 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Yes, since Sep 25, 2023
Federal due date Oct 16, 2023
EPSS, next 30 days
24%
Higher than 98% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
What CISA says to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Affected products
macOS, iphone_os, ipad_os, macos, fedora, debian_linux, graalvm, jdk, jre, cloud_insights_acquisition_unit, cloud_insights_storage_workload_security_agent, oncommand_insight. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-33 Third Party Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240426-0004/ Third Party Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 Vendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-33 Third Party Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240426-0004/ Third Party Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213926 Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213930 Vendor Advisory
- webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2023-0009.html Third Party Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41993 US Government Resource
Questions
Is CVE-2023-41993 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2023-41993 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-09-25, with a federal remediation due date of 2023-10-16.
How do I fix CVE-2023-41993?
CISA's required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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