CVE-2023-43010 Memory corruption in Safari

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into visiting malicious web content in Safari or other Apple browsers.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2023-43010?

CVE-2023-43010 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 12 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, macOS Sonoma 14.2, Safari 17.2, iOS 16.7.15 and iPadOS 16.7.15, iOS 15.8.7 and iPadOS 15.8.7. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-43010?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Safari.

How do I fix CVE-2023-43010?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2023-43010 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-43010 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Ipados vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-43010, GHSA-4v27-f65g-fr6x, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-43010.

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