CVE-2023-28205
High 8.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV)
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Apple Multiple Products WebKit Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.4.1, iOS 15.7.5 and iPadOS 15.7.5, iOS 16.4.1 and iPadOS 16.4.1, macOS Ventura 13.3.1. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.8 (HIGH)
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 27% (percentile: 98) as of 2 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-416
Affected products
apple: safari; apple: ipados; apple: iphone os; apple: macos
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213720 Release Notes
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213721 Release Notes
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213722 Release Notes
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213723 Release Notes
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213720 Release Notes
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213721 Release Notes
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213722 Release Notes
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213723 Release Notes
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023… US Government Resource