Vulnerability · Published Jul 27, 2023 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2023-38425

High 7.2

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 43.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple iOS and iPadOS unspecified – before 16.6
Apple macOS unspecified – before 13.5

References