{"id":"CVE-2023-28205","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2023-28205","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T11:45:27.190Z","title":"Apple Multiple Products WebKit Use-After-Free Vulnerability","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.","published":"2023-04-10T19:15:07.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T05:47:06.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"product-security@apple.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-416"],"affected":["apple/safari","apple/ipados","apple/iphone os","apple/macos"],"epss":{"score":0.27076,"percentile":0.98045,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2023-04-10","dueDate":"2023-05-01","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213720,https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213721,https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213722,https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213723;  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28205"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 1 May 2023). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213720","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213721","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213722","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213723","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213720","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213721","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213722","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213723","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-28205","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28205","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}