CVE-2023-38606

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

Unavailable / Other

Publication date:

27/07/2023

Last modified:

31/10/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.50 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): None

Base Score 3.x

5.50

Severity 3.x

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::		15.7.8 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::	16.0 (including)	16.6 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::		15.7.8 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::	16.0 (including)	16.6 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::	11.0 (including)	11.7.9 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::	12.0.0 (including)	12.6.8 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::	13.0 (including)	13.5 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::		16.6 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::		9.6 (excluding)

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CVE-2023-38606

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools