CVE-2023-23529

moderate-risk

Published 2023-02-27

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, iOS 16.3.1 and iPadOS 16.3.1, macOS Ventura 13.2.1, Safari 16.3. 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.

Do I need to act?

0.09% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild

On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 8.8/10 High

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Safari

Ipados

Iphone Os

Macos

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (9)

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213633

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213635

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213638

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213673

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213633

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213635

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213638

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213673

US Government Resource https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-...

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moderate-risk

Severity 30/34 · Critical

Exploitability 7/34 · Low

Exposure 10/34 · Low