# CVE-2023-41993: Apple Multiple Products WebKit Code Execution Vulnerability

> CVE-2023-41993: Apple Multiple Products WebKit Code Execution Vulnerability. CVSS 8.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2023-41993
Last updated: 2025-11-04T19:21:43Z

- Published: 2023-09-21 18:23 UTC · Updated: 2025-11-04 19:21 UTC · Assigner: apple
- CVSS: 8.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 24.3%, 98th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2023-09-25, federal due date 2023-10-16, ransomware use: Unknown

## 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.

## CISA required action

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

## Affected vendors and products

- apple: ipad\_os
- apple: iphone\_os
- apple: macos
- Apple: macOS
- debian: debian\_linux
- fedoraproject: fedora
- netapp: cloud\_insights\_acquisition\_unit
- netapp: cloud\_insights\_storage\_workload\_security\_agent
- netapp: oncommand\_insight
- netapp: oncommand\_workflow\_automation
- oracle: graalvm
- oracle: jdk
- oracle: jre

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-41993)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41993)
- [https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-33](https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-33)
- [https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240426-0004/](https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240426-0004/)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940)

---

_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


---
Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2023-41993 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2023-41993.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2023-41993 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:12:53.451Z