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.
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.
May 22, 2023 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Jun 12, 2023 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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
- CISA note · support.apple.com
- CISA note · support.apple.com
- CISA note · support.apple.com
- CISA note · support.apple.com
- CISA note · support.apple.com
- CISA note · support.apple.com
- Release Notes · support.apple.com
- Release Notes · support.apple.com
- Release Notes · support.apple.com
- Release Notes · support.apple.com
- Release Notes · support.apple.com
- Release Notes · support.apple.com