Findings

CVE-2023-28204

Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability

Published May 22, 2023 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · apple safari

Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, 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.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 22, 2023 · Catalog

    Detected

    Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, 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.

  2. May 22, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Jun 12, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, 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.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA due date Jun 12, 2023

Affected

  • cpe apple/ipadosversion unspecified
  • cpe apple/iphone osversion unspecified
  • cpe apple/macosversion unspecified
  • cpe apple/safariversion unspecified
  • cpe apple/tvosversion unspecified
  • cpe apple/watchosversion unspecified
  • cpe webkitgtk/webkitgtk+version unspecified
  • vendor Apple Multiple Productsversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVCVE-2023-28204

    Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, 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.gov
  • CVE.orgCVE-2023-28204

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2023-28204

    30-day exploitation probability 14.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDCVE-2023-28204

    An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, Safari 16.5, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5. Processing web content may disclose sensitive information. Apple is aware of

    nvd.nist.gov

References