Is CVE-2023-32435 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-32435 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-23.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-32435?

CVE-2023-32435 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2023-32435?

Patch guidance is available from apple security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2023-32435.

Fix CVE-2023-32435 - HIGH apple safari

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2023-32435?

6 products: apple safari, apple ipados, apple ipados, apple iphone os, apple iphone os, and 1 more.

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, Safari 16.4, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.7 and iPadOS 15.7.7. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

Metadata

Primary Vendor: APPLE
Published: 6/23/2023
Last Modified: 10/23/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

apple : safariapple : ipadosapple : ipadosapple : iphone_osapple : iphone_osapple : macos

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

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