CVE-2023-28205

moderate-risk

Published 2023-04-10

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.

Do I need to act?

0.07% 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/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

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