8.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2023-43000
Safari Use-After-Free Vulnerability
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. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 5, 2025, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 5, 2025, 7:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-43000 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
Apply security updates to prevent memory corruption vulnerabilities.
  • Update macOS to version 13.5.
  • Update iOS to version 16.6.
  • Update iPadOS to version 16.6.
  • Update Safari to version 16.6.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-43000.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120324
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120331
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120338
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-43000 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-43000 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-43000 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 05, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption.
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/120324
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/120331
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/120338
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Nov. 05, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-416
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.8
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