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CVE-2023-41993

Published: Sep 21, 2023Updated: Nov 5, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-754
8.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
29.2%
Top 2.0%
CISA KEV
Active Exploitation
Since Sep 25, 2023
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-754

Affected Products

netapp
commercial·US
active iq unified manager
Hardware Firmware
cloud insights acquisition unit
Hardware Firmware
cloud insights storage workload security agent
Hardware Firmware
oncommand insight
Hardware Firmware
oncommand workflow automation
Hardware Firmware
Apple Inc.
commercial·USaka apple, apple computer
SafariDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
iOSEmbeddedOS
Operating Systems / mobile-os
iPadOSEmbeddedOS
Operating Systems / mobile-os
macOSOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
oracle
commercial·USaka oracle corp.
graalvmOn-premLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
jdkDev Tool
OSS Libraries / generic-library
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Axiom JDK
commercialaka libercat certified, axiomjdk, libercat certified ee
Axiom AxiomJDKLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
and 6 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added to KEV:Sep 25, 2023
Remediation due:Oct 16, 2023

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Official Patch Available
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References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/13
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/14
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Sep/15
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