OMENWAVE modelled vulnerability-chaining pathways

CVE-2023-42916

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1.2 and iPadOS 17.1.2, macOS Sonoma 14.1.2, Safari 17.1.2. Processing web content may disclose sensitive information. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.7.1.

6.5
CVSS Medium
17.8%
EPSS p97
YES
In CISA KEV

Data as of 2 Nov 2026 · NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS

Why chaining, at machine speed

Defenders still triage vulnerabilities one CVE at a time, while increasingly automated attackers combine them at machine speed. Omenwave models the plausible pathways by which this CVE could be chained with others — surfacing them for research and awareness, with evidence for each step.

Modelled capability profile
Kill-chain stage
RECON
Requires
NONE access, NETWORK vector, user interaction
Grants
NONE access
Capabilities
information disclosure
Model confidence
high · CVSS 3.1
Top plausible next hops
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CVE-2020-11652RECON → RECONmedium plausibility · KEV

The source discloses information that may contain usable credentials, which could satisfy the destination's authentication requirement (lower confidence).

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CVE-2014-3120RECON → RECONmedium plausibility · KEV

The source discloses information that may contain usable credentials, which could satisfy the destination's authentication requirement (lower confidence).

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CVE-2021-39144RECON → PRIV_ESClow plausibility · KEV

The source discloses information that may contain usable credentials, which could satisfy the destination's authentication requirement (lower confidence).

XStream is a simple library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In affected versions this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker has suffi…

CVE-2018-18809RECON → RECONmedium plausibility · KEV

The source discloses information that may contain usable credentials, which could satisfy the destination's authentication requirement (lower confidence).

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Modelled plausible chaining potential derived from public CVE metadata (CVSS, CWE, CPE). Not a confirmed real-world exploit chain and contains no exploitation detail. For research and awareness only.

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