Code execution via stale DFG property value
Published Jan 23, 2024 · Updated Apr 2, 2026
Type confusion in WebKit on affected Apple platforms allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through malicious web content. JavaScriptCore's DFG compiler can freeze a stale property value after validating structure watchpoints without revalidating the value. A user must process attacker-controlled content; exploitation grants WebContent memory access and has been chained with later compromise stages.
Summary
What happened
Type confusion in WebKit on affected Apple platforms allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through malicious web content. JavaScriptCore's DFG compiler can freeze a stale property value after validating structure watchpoints without revalidating the value. A user must process attacker-controlled content; exploitation grants WebContent memory access and has been chained with later compromise stages.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-23222
- Published
- Jan 23, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS and iPadOS
- Classifications
- CWE-843, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 23, 2024Exploitation reportedCISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities listing
- Jan 23, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <15.8.7
- Affected versionversion=0 <16.7.5
- Affected versionversion=0 <17.3
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Cassowary CVE-2024-23222 JavaScriptCore proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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Reported exploitation
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities listingknown exploited catalog
- Coruna exploit-chain deploymentsexploit chain
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