CVE-2023-23496

HIGH 8.8CVE-2023-23496 · Published 27/02/2023 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2023-23496 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability affecting safari (apple).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.89%, higher than 59.4% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 16.3 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
safari apple	`< 16.3`	`16.3`

Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.2, watchOS 9.3, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, Safari 16.3, tvOS 16.3, iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213599 · Release Notes
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213600 · Release Notes
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213601 · Release Notes
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213605 · Release Notes
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213606 · Release Notes
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213638

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

safari

apple

< 16.3

16.3

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