Use After Free in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2023-42950

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, tvOS 17.2, watchOS 10.2, macOS Sonoma 14.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.011 (61.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42950?
CVE-2023-42950 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-03-28.
How severe is CVE-2023-42950?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-42950 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.