CVE-2023-42970

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—

8.8

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14, watchOS 10, tvOS 17, Safari 17. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS v3: 8.8
EG Score: 8.8(medium)
EPSS: 34.7%
KEV: Not listed

Published

April 11, 2025

Last Modified

April 29, 2025

References (5)

product-security@applehttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120330
product-security@applehttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120947
product-security@applehttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120948
product-security@applehttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120949
product-security@applehttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120950

Patch Availability(9)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
redhat	webkitgtk4-0:2.48.3-2.el7_9	2025-07-07	redhat
redhat	webkit2gtk3-0:2.46.3-1.el8_2	2024-11-14	redhat
redhat	webkit2gtk3-0:2.46.3-1.el8_8	2024-11-14	redhat
redhat	webkit2gtk3-0:2.46.3-1.el8_4	2024-11-14	redhat
redhat	webkit2gtk3-0:2.46.3-1.el8_6	2024-11-14	redhat
redhat	webkit2gtk3-0:2.46.1-1.el9_2	2024-10-28	redhat
redhat	webkit2gtk3-0:2.46.1-1.el9_0	2024-10-28	redhat
redhat	webkit2gtk3-0:2.42.5-1.el8	2024-05-22	redhat
redhat	webkit2gtk3-0:2.42.5-1.el9	2024-04-30	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-416Use After Free

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

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2026-05-30 07:39 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-30 07:39 UTCVendor advisory
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-42970?

CVE-2023-42970 is a high vulnerability published on April 11, 2025. A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14, watchOS 10, tvOS 17, Safari 17. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

When was CVE-2023-42970 disclosed?

CVE-2023-42970 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 11, 2025, with the most recent update on April 29, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-42970 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-42970 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 34.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-42970?

CVE-2023-42970 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-42970?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-42970, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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