CVE-2023-32373: Apple Multiple Products WebKit Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-32373 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Use After Free vulnerability in Apple Multiple Products. It is known to be exploited: CISA lists it, first on 22-05-2023. EPSS estimates a 12.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 10 · Related 5Timeline
- 22-05-2023Added to CISA KEVApple Multiple Products WebKit Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- 12-06-2023CISA remediation dueApply updates per vendor instructions.
- 23-06-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 21-10-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, Safari 16.5, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5. 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 metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- 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
- NVDNIST8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
12.17%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
96%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 12.17% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs- Added
- 22-05-2023
- Federal due date
- 12-06-2023
CISA required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions. nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32373
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Apple7 products
- ios and ipados≥ unspecified, < 15.7 | ≥ unspecified, < 16.5
- ipados< 15.7.6 | ≥ 16.0, < 16.5
- iphone_os≥ 15.0, < 15.7.6 | ≥ 16.0, < 16.5
- macos≥ unspecified, < 13.4 | < 13.4
- safari≥ unspecified, < 16.5 | < 16.5
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)
Debian2 products
- webkit2gtk< 2.40.2-1~deb12u1 | < 2.40.2-1
- wpewebkitAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.40.2-2
Redhat1 product
- enterprise_linuxEOL6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 9.0
Webkitgtk1 product
- webkitgtk< 2.42.3
5 vendors · 16 products
References
15 links- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-04Third Party Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-32373Government ResourceUS Government Resource