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CVE-2023-38606

CVSS 3.1 Medium 5.5Known exploited (CISA KEV)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.8, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, tvOS 16.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.5, watchOS 9.6. An app may be able to modify sensitive kernel state. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.1.

Official description from the CVE record, published by apple. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CVE license. View the record on cve.org

Key data

CVSS 3.1 Medium 5.5

Score published by CISA-ADP in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

  • Attack vector: Local

    The attacker needs local access to the system, or to trick a user into running something.

  • Attack complexity: Low

    No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.

  • Privileges required: Low

    A basic user account is needed.

  • User interaction: None

    No action from any user is needed.

  • Scope: Unchanged

    The impact stays within the vulnerable component.

  • Confidentiality impact: None

    No effect on the secrecy of data.

  • Integrity impact: High

    Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.

  • Availability impact: None

    No effect on availability.

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EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.
Score
0.02899 (2.9% probability)
Percentile
87.1%
Scores of
Nov 10, 2026
Model
v2026.06.15

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Name in the catalog
Apple Multiple Products Kernel Unspecified Vulnerability
Added to the catalog
Jul 26, 2023
Federal due date
Aug 16, 2023

CISA assessment as of Oct 23, 2024

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.
Exploitation
Recorded by CISA as active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

  • Apple tvOS

    • affected: unspecified up to before 16.6

  • Apple iOS and iPadOS

    • affected: unspecified up to before 16.6

  • Apple macOS

    • affected: unspecified up to before 13.5

  • Apple iOS and iPadOS

    • affected: unspecified up to before 15.7

  • Apple macOS

    • affected: unspecified up to before 11.7

  • Apple macOS

    • affected: unspecified up to before 12.6

  • Apple watchOS

    • affected: unspecified up to before 9.6

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Timeline

  1. ID reserved
  2. Added to CISA KEV
  3. Record published
  4. Record last updated

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