CVE-2023-43010
Web content processing may crash Safari/WebKit via memory corruption.
Is CVE-2023-43010 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2023-43010 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.89% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2023-43010?
CVE-2023-43010 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2023-43010?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2023-43010. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2023-43010 affect?
CVE-2023-43010 affects iOS 15.x (before 15.8.7), iOS 16.x (before 16.7.15), iPadOS 15.x (before 15.8.7), iPadOS 16.x (before 16.7.15), and 2 further products or versions. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2023-43010?
Update to Apple OS/browser versions listed (Safari 17.2, iOS 17.2, macOS 14.2).
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote DoS: crafted web content can trigger memory corruption and crash the process.
Patch when possible
- affected< 17.2
- affected< 16.7.15
- affected< 15.8.7
- affected< 14.2
- affected< 17.2
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.