Vulnerability · Published Jul 27, 2023 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2023-38565

High 7.8

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 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.8, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.5, watchOS 9.6. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple iOS and iPadOS unspecified – before 16.6
Apple macOS unspecified – before 13.5
Apple macOS unspecified – before 11.7
Apple macOS unspecified – before 12.6
Apple watchOS unspecified – before 9.6

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