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CVE-2023-32373VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2023-32373: Apple macOS · 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.

Affects Apple macOSSource CVE Database V5

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Exploited in the wild · KEV due 12 Jun 2023 · 12% EPSS : apply the vendor's fix or mitigations to Apple macOS now.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
KEV deadline
 US federal agencies must patch by this date; a sensible deadline for everyone else.
EPSS
12.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 96% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Jun 2023

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: evidence found.

    Listed in CISA KEV 32 days before disclosure

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

Timeline

  1. CVE ID reserved

    by apple

    , 46 days before disclosure

  2. , 32 days before disclosure

  3. KEV remediation due

    US federal deadline

    , 11 days before disclosure

  4. CVE published

    on cve.org

    , t = 0

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA KEV (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Description

CVE-2023-32373 is a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in Apple macOS and related operating systems that can lead to arbitrary code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content. The flaw arises from improper memory management, which Apple has addressed in recent updates including macOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 15.7.6, iPadOS 15.7.6, watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, and Safari 16.5.

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