Apple Safari Web Inspector command injection

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A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Apple Safari. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Web Inspector. Executing a manipulation can lead to command injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-24150. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari (unknown version). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Web Inspector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A privacy issue was addressed with improved handling of files. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.3, Safari 18.3, iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3. Copying a URL from Web Inspector may lead to command injection.

The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-24150 since 01/17/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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 $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 01/31/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 214659 (macOS 15.x < 15.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (122068)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (214659). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Web Browser

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• Apple

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• Safari

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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