CVE-2023-28205: Apple Multiple Products WebKit Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari WebKit contain a use-after-free vulnerability that leads to code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari WebKit contain a use-after-free vulnerability that leads to code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Apply the latest updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28205
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2023-28205Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 98% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-28205 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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