High 8.8Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Apr 10, 2023

CVE-2023-28205A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 07:00 UTC)

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CISA lists it as known exploited since Apr 10, 2023; federal agencies had to remediate by May 1, 2023. Treat that date as your deadline.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-416
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV Apr 10, 2023; federal remediation due May 1, 2023Apply updates per vendor instructions.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 27.08% (percentile 98)
Assigned by: apple
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Oct 21, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Apple iOS and iPadOS apple:ios_and_ipados (from the name)	from unspecified before 15.7	CNA record
Apple Safari apple:safari (from the name)	from unspecified before 16.4	CNA record
Apple macOS apple:macos (from the name)	from unspecified before 13.3	CNA record
apple safari apple:safari	before 16.4.1	NVD
apple ipados apple:ipados	before 15.7.5; from 16.0 before 16.4.1	NVD
apple iphone_os apple:iphone_os	before 15.7.5; from 16.0 before 16.4.1	NVD
apple macos apple:macos	before 13.3.1	NVD

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213723release-notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213722release-notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213721release-notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213720release-notes
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-28205us-government-resource

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