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TI-2023-15649 Aliases CVE-2023-32358GHSA-jqgh-79hc-34vh

Type confusion in Apple macOS

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-843Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-843 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, macOS Ventura 13.3. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00645 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed macOS (Apple): 13.3iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 16.4

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApplemacOSbefore 13.313.3Patch availableCNA
AppleiOS and iPadOSbefore 16.416.4Patch availableCNA
  • macOS VendorApple Affected before 13.3 Fixed in 13.3 Patch available CNA
  • iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 16.4 Fixed in 16.4 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.0 to before 16.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.0 to before 16.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.0 to before 13.3VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.0 to before 16.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.0 to before 16.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.0 to before 13.3 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 13.3
  • Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 16.4

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apple macOS 13.3

    7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 5 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-12762 Use after free in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2023-12748 Apple macOS: Processing a maliciously crafted AppleScript binary may result in unexpected…Priority LOW 33
    • TI-2023-12763 Out-of-bounds read in Apple macOSPriority LOW 24
    Show all 7 records →
  • Release ·

    Apple iOS and iPadOS 16.4

    4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-12762 Use after free in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2022-23110 A spoofing issue existed in the handling of URLs.Priority LOW 21
    • TI-2022-23109 Observable discrepancy in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 12
    Show all 4 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-32358
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jqgh-79hc-34vh
  3. 2026-10-20 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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