CVE-2023-32435

Apple Multiple Products WebKit Memory Corruption Vulnerability

High 8.8
Exploited: added to CISA KEV 23 Jun 2023

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, Safari 16.4, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.7 and iPadOS 15.7.7. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.

Key facts

Published: 23 Jun 2023
Last changed: 21 Oct 2025
Assigned by: apple
KEV added: 23 Jun 2023
KEV fix due: 14 Jul 2023
EPSS: 22.951% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 97.78% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA): Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

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8.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	unspecified up to but excluding 13.3 (affected)
Apple	iOS and iPadOS	unspecified up to but excluding 15.7 (affected)
Apple	Safari	unspecified up to but excluding 16.4 (affected)
Apple	iOS and iPadOS	unspecified up to but excluding 16.4 (affected)