8.8

CVE-2023-40451: apple safari

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-40451DEBIAN-CVE-2023-40451
Published 26-09-2023Last modified 13-02-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-40451 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in apple safari. EPSS estimates a 1.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.08%
0%100%
Low · +0.12 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Related 7
DSA-5468-1MGASA-2024-0148RHSA-2023:6535RHSA-2023:7055RHSA-2025:10364SUSE-SU-2023:4209-1

Timeline

  1. 26-09-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.08%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

65%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.12 pp

From 0.96% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.08%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ubuntu5 products
  • qtwebkit-opensource-srcAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • qtwebkit-sourceAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • webkit2gtkAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
  • webkitgtkAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • wpewebkitAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
  • webkit2gtk< 2.40.5-1~deb12u1 | < 2.40.5-1
  • wpewebkitAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.40.5-1
Apple1 product
  • safari≥ unspecified, < 17 | < 17.0

3 vendors · 8 products

References

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