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CVE-2023-41977

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-10-25 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

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.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 16.7.2 — fixed in 16.7.2
• Apple Iphone Os: before 16.7.2 — fixed in 16.7.2
• Apple macOS: from 14.0 before 14.1 — fixed in 14.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 16.7.2; Apple Iphone Os 16.7.2; Apple macOS 14.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213981
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213981
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984

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