CVE-2023-28198: apple ios and ipados Use After Free
CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-28198DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28198
Published 14-08-2023Last modified 13-02-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-28198 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Use After Free vulnerability in apple ios and ipados. EPSS estimates a 0.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.93%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 1Timeline
- 14-08-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 13-02-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, macOS Ventura 13.3. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 versionHigh 8.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.93%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
60%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.93% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score0.93%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu5 products
- qtwebkit-opensource-srcAll versions (No fix recorded)
- qtwebkit-sourceAll versions (No fix recorded)
- webkit2gtkAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.40.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
- webkitgtkAll versions (No fix recorded)
- wpewebkitAll versions (No fix recorded)
Apple4 products
- ios and ipados≥ unspecified, < 16.4
- ipados< 16.4
- iphone_os< 16.4
- macos≥ unspecified, < 13.3 | ≥ 13.0, < 13.3
Debian2 products
- webkit2gtk< 2.40.1-1
- wpewebkitAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.40.2-2
Webkitgtk1 product
- webkitgtk< 2.40.1
Wpewebkit1 product
- wpe_webkit< 2.40.1
5 vendors · 13 products
