CVE-2023-38606This issue was addressed with improved state management.
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It affects Apple tvOS and 5 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
CISA lists it as known exploited since Jul 26, 2023; federal agencies had to remediate by Aug 16, 2023. Treat that date as your deadline.
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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
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Jul 26, 2023; federal remediation due Aug 16, 2023Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 2.90% (percentile 87)
- Assigned by
- apple
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Apple tvOS apple:tvos (from the name) | from unspecified before 16.6 | CNA record |
Apple iOS and iPadOS apple:ios_and_ipados (from the name) | from unspecified before 16.6 | CNA record |
Apple macOS apple:macos (from the name) | from unspecified before 13.5 | CNA record |
Apple watchOS apple:watchos (from the name) | from unspecified before 9.6 | CNA record |
apple ipados apple:ipados | before 15.7.8; from 16.0 before 16.6 | NVD |
apple iphone_os apple:iphone_os | before 15.7.8; from 16.0 before 16.6 | NVD |
apple macos apple:macos | from 11.0 before 11.7.9; from 12.0.0 before 12.6.8; from 13.0 before 13.5 | NVD |
apple tvos apple:tvos | before 16.6 | NVD |
apple watchos apple:watchos | before 9.6 | NVD |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848vendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-38606us-government-resource
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.