Apple watchOS Web Contents Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Web Contents Handler. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-42852. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS (Smartwatch Operating System) (unknown version). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Web Contents Handler. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 10/25/2023. The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-42852 since 09/14/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209883 (RHEL 9 : webkit2gtk3 (RHSA-2024:8496)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (209883) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-1213). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Fedora Linux
  • Oracle Linux

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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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 209883
Nessus Name: RHEL 9 : webkit2gtk3 (RHSA-2024:8496)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/14/2023 🔍
10/25/2023 +41 days 🔍
10/25/2023 +0 days 🔍
09/06/2025 +682 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: FEDORA-2023-cb3cacfef8
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-42852 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42852
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-243521
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-1213 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2023 21:41
Updated: 09/06/2025 20:08
Changes: 10/25/2023 21:41 (37), 11/17/2023 19:12 (2), 10/30/2024 09:40 (16), 04/21/2025 08:29 (3), 09/06/2025 20:08 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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