CVE-2023-43000
high
KEV
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.5
Description
Apple macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and Safari 16.6 contain a use-after-free vulnerability due to the processing of maliciously crafted web content that may lead to memory corruption.
CISA KEV
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- Multiple Products
- Due date
- 2026-03-26
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
99%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Mitigation details
Source: Apple Security HT · View original ↗ · proprietary-no-redistribution
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.42.0-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.42.0-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.42.0-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.42.1-1~deb11u1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.42.1-1~deb12u1 |
ios Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 15.8.7 | Fixed | — |
Red Hat Fixed 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fixed | — |
| 8 | Fixed | — |
Rocky Linux Fixed 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fixed | — |
| 8 | Fixed | — |
References
- https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2025:22789
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2126
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-43000.html
- https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2025:22790
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-43000
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120324 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/120331 ; https://support.apple.com/en-us/120338 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43000
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22789
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2416300
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2416324
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2416325
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2416326
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2416327
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2416329
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2416330
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2416331
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2416332
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2416334
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2416335
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2416336
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2416337
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2416338
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2416355
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2418576
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2418855
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2418857
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.