Apple Safari up to 15.5 WebKit Remote Code Execution

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6.0$0-$5k0.82

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 15.5. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component WebKit. Such manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-32891. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari up to 15.5 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component WebKit. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 09/12/2022 as HT213442 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-32891. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/05/2026). The advisory points out:

Visiting a website that frames malicious content may lead to UI spoofing

Upgrading to version 16.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

The issue was addressed with improved UI handling.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-35957). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safari 16.0

Timelineinfo

06/09/2022 🔍
09/12/2022 +95 days 🔍
09/12/2022 +0 days 🔍
09/14/2022 +2 days 🔍
06/05/2026 +1360 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213442
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32891 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32891
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-208508
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/14/2022 08:31
Updated: 06/05/2026 11:18
Changes: 09/14/2022 08:31 (17), 09/14/2022 08:34 (27), 10/17/2022 00:27 (1), 06/05/2026 11:18 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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