Vulnerability · CVE-2023-42917
Apple Multiple Products WebKit Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Published Nov 30, 2023 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple Multiple Products
Patch now
CVE-2023-42917 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Dec 25, 2023. Confirm Apple Multiple Products against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
- Severity
- High8.8
- Known exploitation
- CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 9.29%
- Remediation
- Remediation guidance
- Affected products
- cpe apple/ipados · cpe apple/iphone os · cpe apple/macos · cpe apple/safari · cpe debian/debian linux · cpe fedoraproject/fedora
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari WebKit contain a memory corruption vulnerability that leads to code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content. 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.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
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- cpe apple/ipadosversion unspecified
- cpe apple/iphone osversion unspecified
- cpe apple/macosversion unspecified
- cpe apple/safariversion unspecified
- cpe debian/debian linux11.0
- cpe fedoraproject/fedora38
- cpe webkitgtk/webkitgtk+version unspecified
- vendor Apple Multiple Productsversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2023-42917
Recommended remediation
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. CISA due date Dec 25, 2023.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2023-42917 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Dec 25, 2023. Confirm Apple Multiple Products against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with debian/debian linux 11.0. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. EPSS 9.29%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Nov 30, 2023 · Catalog
Detected
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari WebKit contain a memory corruption vulnerability that leads to code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content. 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.
Dec 4, 2023 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Dec 25, 2023 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari WebKit contain a memory corruption vulnerability that leads to code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content. 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.
Sources
- CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-42917
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari WebKit contain a memory corruption vulnerability that leads to code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content. 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.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-42917
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-42917
30-day exploitation probability 9.3%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2023-42917
A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1.2 and iPadOS 17.1.2, macOS Sonoma 14.1.2, Safari 17.1.2. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been ex
nvd.nist.gov - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-42917
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari WebKit contain a memory corruption vulnerability that leads to code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Appl
vulncheck.com
References
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · docs.google.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · isc.sans.edu
- CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · storage.googleapis.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
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · ti.qianxin.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.