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High · 8.8 Known exploited Public exploit CVE-2023-41993 EUVD-2023-46452GHSA-2hcr-79rm-r8rp

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code exe…

Published Sep 21, 2023 · Updated Nov 4, 2025 · Assigned by apple

Vendor: Apple Product: macOS Package: openjdk-7 Package: openjdk-8 Package: openjdk-8-dbg Package: openjdk-8-default-jdk Package: openjdk-8-default-jvm Package: openjdk-8-demos Package: openjdk-8-doc Package: openjdk-8-jre Package: qtwebkit-opensource-src Package: qtwebkit-source Package: webkit2gtk Package: webkit2gtk Package: webkitgtk Package: wpewebkit Package: wpewebkit Platform: macOS Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu Ecosystem: Wolfi

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apple macOS unspecified – < 14 14

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 wpewebkit +1 2.42.1-1 —
Debian 13 wpewebkit +1 2.42.1-1 —
Debian 12 webkit2gtk 2.42.1-1~deb12u1 DSA-5527-1
Debian 12 wpewebkit No fix yet —
Debian 11 webkit2gtk 2.42.1-1~deb11u1 DSA-5527-1

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS qtwebkit-opensource-src No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS webkit2gtk 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 USN-6426-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS wpewebkit +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS wpewebkit +2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS webkitgtk +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS webkitgtk +3 No fix yet —

Red Hat

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9 webkit2gtk3 +3 2.38.5-1.el9_2.3 RHSA-2023:4201
RHEL 8 webkit2gtk3 +3 2.38.5-1.el8_8.5 RHSA-2023:4202
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 7 ELS webkitgtk4 +4 2.48.3-2.el7_9 RHSA-2025:10364

SUSE

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP5 webkit2gtk3 +1 2.42.1-150400.4.57.2 SUSE-SU-2023:4294-1
SLES 15 SP5 webkit2gtk4 2.42.1-150400.4.57.3 SUSE-SU-2023:4294-1
SLES 15 SP4 webkit2gtk3 +1 2.42.1-150400.4.57.2 SUSE-SU-2023:4294-1
SLES 15 SP4 webkit2gtk4 2.42.1-150400.4.57.3 SUSE-SU-2023:4294-1
SLES 15 SP3 webkit2gtk3 2.42.1-150200.87.4 SUSE-SU-2023:4339-1
SLES 15 SP2 webkit2gtk3 2.42.1-150200.87.4 SUSE-SU-2023:4339-1
SLES 15 SP1 webkit2gtk3 2.42.1-150000.3.153.1 SUSE-SU-2023:4211-1
Show 12 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 12 SP5 webkit2gtk3 2.42.1-2.155.1 SUSE-SU-2023:4209-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 webkit2gtk3 2.42.1-150200.87.4 SUSE-SU-2023:4339-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 webkit2gtk3 2.42.1-150200.87.4 SUSE-SU-2023:4339-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP1 webkit2gtk3 2.42.1-150000.3.153.1 SUSE-SU-2023:4211-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 webkit2gtk3 2.42.1-2.155.1 SUSE-SU-2023:4209-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 webkit2gtk3 2.42.1-150200.87.4 SUSE-SU-2023:4339-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 webkit2gtk3 2.42.1-150200.87.4 SUSE-SU-2023:4339-1
SLE HPC 15 SP1 webkit2gtk3 2.42.1-150000.3.153.1 SUSE-SU-2023:4211-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 webkit2gtk3 2.42.1-150200.87.4 SUSE-SU-2023:4339-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 webkit2gtk3 2.42.1-150200.87.4 SUSE-SU-2023:4339-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 webkit2gtk3 2.42.1-150200.87.4 SUSE-SU-2023:4339-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 webkit2gtk3 2.42.1-150200.87.4 SUSE-SU-2023:4339-1

openSUSE

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.5 webkit2gtk3 +1 2.42.1-150400.4.57.2 SUSE-SU-2023:4294-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 webkit2gtk4 2.42.1-150400.4.57.3 SUSE-SU-2023:4294-1
openSUSE Leap 15.4 webkit2gtk3 +1 2.42.1-150400.4.57.2 SUSE-SU-2023:4294-1
openSUSE Leap 15.4 webkit2gtk4 2.42.1-150400.4.57.3 SUSE-SU-2023:4294-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2 webkitgtk4 +3 2.42.3-3.amzn2.0.1 ALAS2-2024-2427

Wolfi

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Wolfi rolling openjdk-7 No fix yet —
Wolfi rolling openjdk-8 +5 8.482-r8 —

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 5 repositories

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Advisories 18

References