Actively exploited · Published Jul 26, 2023 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2023-38606
Medium 5.5 Exploited
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on July 26, 2023). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.9% (higher than 87% of all known vulnerabilities). Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA guidance
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Federal agencies must remediate by Aug 16, 2023.
Official 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 products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | tvOS | unspecified – before 16.6 |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – before 16.6 |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified – before 13.5 |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – before 15.7 |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified – before 11.7 |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified – before 12.6 |
| Apple | watchOS | unspecified – before 9.6 |
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
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-38606 government-resource