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CVE-2023-38606

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...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
July 20, 2023
Published Date
July 26, 2023
Last Updated
October 23, 2024
Vendor
Apple
Product
tvOS, iOS and iPadOS, macOS, watchOS
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.
Tags
macos ios cisa

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

5.5 - MEDIUM

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

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Technical Impact
partial

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2023-07-26 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

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

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2023-07-26 00:00:00 UTC

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • CVE Published to Public