Vulnerability in Apple Safari

CVE-2023-40451

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.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (64.0th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-40451: held from 0.010 to 0.011.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40451?
CVE-2023-40451 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Safari. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-40451?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-40451 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.