CVE-2023-37450 (GCVE-0-2023-37450)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-26 23:21 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:05- Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.
- CWE-noinfo Not enough information
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | Multiple Products |
| Due Date | 2023-08-03 |
| Date Added | 2023-07-13 |
| Vendorproject | Apple |
| Vulnerabilityname | Apple Multiple Products WebKit Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: previdian
Details
| Feed | Previdian (previdian.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, Safari 16.5.2, tvOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5,... |
| Cve Id | CVE-2023-37450 |
| Vendor | Apple |
| Ghsa Id | None |
| Product | Safari, tvOS, iOS and iPadOS, macOS, watchOS |
| Added Date | 2023-07-13T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 8.8 |
| Epss Score | 0.1895 |
| Previous Ids | |
| Cvss Severity | HIGH |
| Virtual Patch | False |
| Cvss Estimated | False |
| Epss Percentile | 0.97221 |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Vulnerability Id | CVE-2023-37450 |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
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"assignerShortName": "apple",
"cveId": "CVE-2023-37450",
"datePublished": "2023-07-26T23:21:56.324Z",
"dateReserved": "2023-07-05T20:47:01.012Z",
"dateUpdated": "2025-10-21T23:05:42.193Z",
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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