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title: "CVE-2023-38606: Apple tvOS vulnerability | CubePath"
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…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38606
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# CVE-2023-38606: Apple tvOS vulnerability | CubePath

## 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](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38606)

## 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

| Metric                 | Value     | What it means                                                                             |
| ---------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 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

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846)
- [support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841)
- [support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843)
- [support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842)
- [support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845)
- [support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844)
- [support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848)

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Jul 20, 2023
2. Added to CISA KEV Jul 26, 2023
3. Record published Jul 26, 2023
4. Record last updated Oct 30, 2025

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