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CVE-2023-32409

Is CVE-2023-32409 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.

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Exploited in wild
Yes
CISA KEV
Public exploit
None known
Metasploit/EDB/PoC
Base severity
8.6 High
CVSS
Exploitation prob.
17%
FIRST EPSS
Weakness
Not classified
CWE

Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.

baseline read

auto · not a community verdict

Real — exploited in the wild

CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

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 report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

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Field notes & remediation

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  • 0
    Field note · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Apple Multiple Products WebKit Sandbox Escape Vulnerability — 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. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2023-05-22) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~17%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.

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    Remediation · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Required action for Apple Multiple Products: Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2023-06-12. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

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