CVE-2023-38606
Published 2023-07-27 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source product-security@apple.com
Summary
CVE-2023-38606 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in Apple Multiple Products. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on July 26, 2023, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by August 16, 2023. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Apple has 95 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 0 of them linked to ransomware.
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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.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Apple — Multiple Products
Name: Apple Multiple Products Kernel Unspecified Vulnerability
Date added: 2023-07-26 · Due: 2023-08-16
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842
- 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
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841