Apple iOS and iPadOS: Visiting a malicious website may reveal browsing history
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2. Visiting a malicious website may reveal browsing history.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | before 16.7 | 16.7 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 14.1 | 14.1 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 16.7
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 14.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple macOS 14.1
33 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 29 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-22939 Apple iOS and iPadOS: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code executionPriority MEDIUM 44
- TI-2023-22932 Link following in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2023-22359 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 41
- Release ·
Apple iOS and iPadOS 16.7
17 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 14 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-22939 Apple iOS and iPadOS: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code executionPriority MEDIUM 44
- TI-2023-22359 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2023-21265 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 41
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-41977
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-83px-x9cj-8f5g
References
More Apple Ipados vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-41977 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-41977 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-83px-x9cj-8f5g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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