Live › vulnerability › CVE-2023-42916
Go to dashboardA WebKit out-of-bounds read in Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS and Safari lets a crafted web page leak sensitive memory. CISA lists it as actively exploited in the wild.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 19:11 UTC, 3h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Multiple Products | vendor | – | – |
| apple safari | vendor | < 17.1.2 | 17.1.2 |
| apple ipados | vendor | < 15.8.1 | 15.8.1 |
| apple ipados | vendor | >= 16.0, < 16.7.3 | 16.7.3 |
| apple ipados | vendor | >= 17.0, < 17.1.2 | 17.1.2 |
| apple iphone os | vendor | < 15.8.1 | 15.8.1 |
| apple iphone os | vendor | >= 16.0, < 16.7.3 | 16.7.3 |
| apple iphone os | vendor | >= 17.0, < 17.1.2 | 17.1.2 |
| apple macos | vendor | >= 14.0, < 14.1.2 | 14.1.2 |
| fedoraproject fedora | vendor | = 38 | – |
| fedoraproject fedora | vendor | = 39 | – |
| debian linux | vendor | = 11.0 | – |
| debian linux | vendor | = 12.0 | – |
| webkitgtk webkitgtk\+ | vendor | < 2.42.3 | 2.42.3 |
Unknown from the sources.
Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari WebKit contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that may disclose sensitive information when processing maliciously crafted web content. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing.
CISA required action: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
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