Background exploitation KEV catalog No authentication
CVE-2023-32439

Apple Multiple Products WebKit Type Confusion Vulnerability

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.5.1 and iPadOS 16.5.1, iOS 15.7.7 and iPadOS 15.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.4.1, Safari 16.5.1. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to…

CheckOps priority index
6.6/10 Patch within 7 days
Severity8.8
Probability2.4
Exploitation4/5

Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.

EPSS · today 24.0% higher than 97.8% of CVEs
CVSS 3.1 8.8 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:
Exploited for 1,229 days 23 Jun 2023
CISA due date 14 Jul 2023 for US federal agencies

Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST

05010026 Sep05 Oct15 Oct24 Oct02 Nov
EPSS probability (%)Percentile among all CVEs

Exploitation signals 4 / 5

  • KEV catalog (CISA)23 Jun 2023
  • Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)23 Jun 2023
  • Used by ransomwareno
  • EPSS above 10 %24.0%
  • No account, over the networkyes

What to do

Fix

Apply the vendor’s fix as soon as it is available.

CISA guidance: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Meanwhile

Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.

Manufacturers (CRA)

Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained

Description ENISA EUVD

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.5.1 and iPadOS 16.5.1, iOS 15.7.7 and iPadOS 15.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.4.1, Safari 16.5.1. 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.

Affected products

SafariiOS and iPadOSmacOSMultiple Products
Affected versions
  • unspecified <16.5
  • unspecified <15.7
  • unspecified <13.4
Weaknesses (CWE)

Open source packages OSV

Affected libraries according to OSV, with fixed versions.

Timeline

  1. Published

  2. Exploitation reported (ENISA)

  3. Added to the KEV catalog

  4. CISA remediation due date

  5. EPSS peak: 24.0%

References

Other exploited vulnerabilities from the same vendor

  • CVE-2026-86950Apple Multiple Products Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
    6.7 · Actively exploited
  • CVE-2026-65400Apple macOS Improper Authentication Vulnerability
    5.8 · Actively exploited
  • CVE-2025-43520Apple Multiple Products Classic Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
    3.4 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2025-43510Apple Multiple Products Improper Locking Vulnerability
    4.3 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2025-31277Apple Multiple Products Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
    5.4 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2023-43000Apple Multiple products Use-After-Free Vulnerability
    5.4 · Background exploitation

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Sources: CISA KEV · ENISA EUVD · FIRST EPSS · OSV. Public data aggregated by CheckOps, updated automatically. Source texts remain the property of their authors. All exploited vulnerabilities