# CVE-2023-41993

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.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2023-41993
- CVSS: 8.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2023-09-25; CISA due date 2023-10-16
- EPSS: 23.71% (percentile 97.8)
- Unvetted proof-of-concept code on GitHub: 5 GitHub proofs of concept (first 2023-10-15)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2024-01-11)
- Weakness: CWE-754
- Published: 2023-09-21

## Affected versions

- Java: affected < 1.8.0; >= 1.9.0 and < 8.0.411; fixed in 1.8.0, 8.0.411 (Bitnami advisory, via OSV)
- Apple macOS: affected < 14

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940
- [other] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-33
- [other] https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240426-0004/
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41993
- [other] https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2023-0009.html
- [other] https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213930
- [other] https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213926

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