Vulnerability details

CVE-2023-42970

Apple SafariApple iOS and iPadOSApple macOSApple tvOSApple watchOS
CVSS 3.1
8.8High

Official description

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14, watchOS 10, tvOS 17, Safari 17. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS scores

ScoreVersionSourceVector
8.8High 3.1 CISA ADP / Vulnrichment (CISA-ADP) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsSource
Apple Safari v < 17 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
Apple iOS and iPadOS v < 17 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
Apple macOS v < 14 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
Apple tvOS v < 17 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
Apple watchOS v < 10 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

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Details

Published
2025-04-11
Last updated
2026-02-26
State
Published
Assigner (CNA)
apple

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.57%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
47.4%
Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable
No
Exploitation
None
Technical impact
Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-416
    Use After Free