CVE-2023-40451
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 26, 2023 at 08:14 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSafari
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
This issue was addressed with improved iframe sandbox enforcement. This issue is fixed in Safari 17. An attacker with JavaScript execution may be able to execute arbitrary code.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/2Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2023-0009.htmlSSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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