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CVE-2023-28205Active Exploitation(apple / ipados)

MEDIUMCVSS 8.8 · HIGHCISA KEV

Exploitation ongoing with high activity in latest observed window (1 mentions)

Immediate actions

  • Prioritize remediation for apple ipados systems immediately
  • Assume compromise if assets are exposed
  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Immediate (within 24h)

NVD description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.4.1, iOS 15.7.5 and iPadOS 15.7.5, iOS 16.4.1 and iPadOS 16.4.1, macOS Ventura 13.3.1. 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.

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4.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Federal remediation due date: 2023-05-01. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-416

Priority

MEDIUM

Exploitation

ACTIVE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • ipados
  • iphone_os
  • macos
  • safari

Threat summary

  • Active exploitation appears in 1 classified signals
  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Active exploitation reported across 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
apple
Products
ipadosiphone_osmacossafari

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-04-13: 1Active Exploitation · 2026-04-13: 1Technical Details · 2026-04-13: 104-13
Signal classification1 categories
Active Exploitation
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Full discourse1 post
  • CTIWatch@ctiwatchcloud
    Active Exploitation

    🚨 [HIGH] Active exploitation detected: CVE-2023-28205 Exploit in the wild confirmed for CVE-2023-28205 (CVSS null). Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari WebKit contain a use-after-free vulnerability that ... 🔗 http://ctiwatch.cloud/alerts #ZeroDay #ExploitInWild #CyberSecurity

    Post summary

    The post reports that CVE‑2023‑28205 is actively being exploited in the wild on Apple platforms, without providing PoC, exploit code, patch, or debunking information.

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CPE platform detail4 entries

4 of 4 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
OSappleipados---
OSappleiphone_os---
OSapplemacos---
Appapplesafari---

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