CVEs / CVE-2023-38606
CVE-2023-38606: Apple Multiple Products Kernel Unspecified Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 26 Jul 2023
- medium 5.5 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 2.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS contain an unspecified vulnerability allowing an app to modify a sensitive kernel state.
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.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Apple tvOS | from unspecified, before 16.6 | 16.6 |
| Apple iOS and iPadOS | from unspecified, before 16.6 | 16.6 |
| Apple macOS | from unspecified, before 13.5 | 13.5 |
| Apple iOS and iPadOS | from unspecified, before 15.7 | 15.7 |
| Apple macOS | from unspecified, before 11.7 | 11.7 |
| Apple macOS | from unspecified, before 12.6 | 12.6 |
| Apple watchOS | from unspecified, before 9.6 | 9.6 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 26 Jul 2023 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 16 Aug 2023 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 5.5 mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NScored by NVD |
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References
- CVE-2023-38606 on NVD
- CVE-2023-38606 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843,https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844,https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845,https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846,https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848 (cited by CISA)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-38606 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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