CVE-2024-23222 — Apple Multiple Products WebKit Type Confusion Vulnerability
Overview
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and Safari WebKit contain a type confusion vulnerability that leads to code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing.
Vulnerability details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2024-23222
- Vulnerability
- Apple Multiple Products WebKit Type Confusion Vulnerability
- Vendor
- Apple
- Affected products
- Apple: Multiple Products
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitation status
- Actively exploited in the wild (CISA KEV)
- Published
- 2024-01-23
Remediation guidance
CVE-2024-23222 is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog — U.S. federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it under Binding Operational Directive 22-01. Treat it as a priority for every environment.
Apply the vendor's official security update for Apple the affected product as soon as possible. Where a patch is unavailable, apply vendor mitigations or isolate/segment exposed systems.
Hunt for indicators of compromise tied to this vulnerability and confirm logging/EDR coverage on affected assets.
Authoritative references
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