CVE-2012-3697: Apple Safari

High severity, CVSS 7.1. EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

WebKit in Apple Safari before 6.0 does not properly handle file: URLs, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended sandbox restrictions and read arbitrary files by leveraging a WebProcess compromise.

Affected products

• Apple Safari: up to and including 5.1.7; version 1.0 only; version 1.0.0 only; version 1.0.0b1 only; version 1.0.0b2 only; version 1.0.1 only; …

Published 2012-07-25. Last modified 2026-06-16.