CVE-2023-28205

Apple iOS and iPadOS, Apple Safari, Apple macOS

Published 10 Apr 2023 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

8.8 High · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 10 Apr 2023, with a remediation deadline of 1 May 2023 for US federal agencies.

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.

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213720 · Release Notes
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213721 · Release Notes
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213722 · Release Notes
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213723 · Release Notes
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-28205 · US Government Resource