8.8
High
Exploited
CVE-2023-43000 Apple Multiple products Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Active exploitation observed
· CISA KEV catalogue
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Ransomware campaigns
Not observed so far
Weakness
CWE-416
Description
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.5, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, Safari 16.6, iOS 15.8.7 and iPadOS 15.8.7. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| macOS 13.5 | earliest → < 13.5 | 13.5 |
| iOS and iPadOS 15.8 | earliest → < 15.8.7 | 15.8.7 |
| Safari 16.6 | earliest → < 16.6 | 16.6 |
References
- support.apple.com support.apple.com
- support.apple.com support.apple.com
- support.apple.com support.apple.com
- support.apple.com support.apple.com
Timeline
- Published
- Added to the KEV catalogue
- Last modified
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