CVE-2023-32409
Apple Multiple Products WebKit Sandbox Escape Vulnerability
Published May 22, 2023 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · apple safari
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and Safari WebKit contain an unspecified vulnerability that can allow a remote attacker to break out of the Web Content sandbox. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 22, 2023 · Catalog
Detected
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and Safari WebKit contain an unspecified vulnerability that can allow a remote attacker to break out of the Web Content sandbox. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing.
May 22, 2023 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Jun 12, 2023 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and Safari WebKit contain an unspecified vulnerability that can allow a remote attacker to break out of the Web Content sandbox. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date Jun 12, 2023
Affected
- cpe apple/ipadosversion unspecified
- cpe apple/iphone osversion unspecified
- cpe apple/macosversion unspecified
- cpe apple/safariversion unspecified
- cpe apple/tvosversion unspecified
- cpe apple/watchosversion unspecified
- vendor Apple Multiple Productsversion unspecified
Sources
- CISA KEVCVE-2023-32409
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and Safari WebKit contain an unspecified vulnerability that can allow a remote attacker to break out of the Web Content sandbox. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgCVE-2023-32409
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSCVE-2023-32409
30-day exploitation probability 16.5%
first.org - NIST NVDCVE-2023-32409
The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, Safari 16.5, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5. A remote attacker may be able to break out of Web Content sandbox. Apple is aware of a repo
nvd.nist.gov
References
- CISA note · support.apple.com
- CISA note · support.apple.com
- CISA note · support.apple.com
- CISA note · support.apple.com
- CISA note · support.apple.com
- CISA note · support.apple.com
- Vendor Advisory · support.apple.com
- Vendor Advisory · support.apple.com
- Vendor Advisory · support.apple.com
- Vendor Advisory · support.apple.com
- Vendor Advisory · support.apple.com
- Vendor Advisory · support.apple.com