CVE-2023-43000

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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.

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120324	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120331	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120338	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/coruna-powerful-ios-exploit-kit
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-43000

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

History

05 Mar 2026, 20:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/coruna-powerful-ios-exploit-kit - () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-43000 -

07 Nov 2025, 18:00

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Apple ipados Apple iphone Os Apple safari Apple Apple macos
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/120324 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/120324 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/120331 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/120331 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/120338 -~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/120338 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

05 Nov 2025, 19:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-11-05 19:15

Updated : 2026-03-05 20:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-43000

Mitre link : CVE-2023-43000

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-43000

JSON object : View

Products Affected

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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