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CVE-2023-28198

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-08-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

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.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 16.4 — fixed in 16.4
• Apple Iphone Os: before 16.4 — fixed in 16.4
• Apple macOS: from 13.0 before 13.3 — fixed in 13.3
• Webkit: before 2.40.1 — fixed in 2.40.1
• Wpewebkit Wpe Webkit: before 2.40.1 — fixed in 2.40.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 16.4; Apple Iphone Os 16.4; Apple macOS 13.3; Webkit 2.40.1; Wpewebkit Wpe Webkit 2.40.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/11/1
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-04
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213676
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/11/1
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-04
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213676

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