CVE-2023-32398
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in...
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, macOS Monterey 12.6.6, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, macOS Monterey 12.6.6, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- Record
CVE-2023-32398- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, macOS Monterey 12.6.6, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- Record
CVE-2023-32398- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-36642 No score
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, macOS Monterey 12.6.6, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2023-36642- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m23j-mxgf-384m
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in...
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.4, tvOS 16.5, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5, macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, macOS Monterey 12.6.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
- Record
GHSA-m23j-mxgf-384m- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-32398 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Ipados, published June 23, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213758
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32398
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m23j-mxgf-384m