High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 27, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-38261

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.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Ipadosllm-fuzzy
Range: <16.6
Apple Inc./macOS Venturallm-fuzzy
Range: <13.5
Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: <16.6
Apple Inc./macOSv5
Range: unspecified
Apple Inc./iOS and iPadOScpe-rescue
Range: unspecified

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841nvdRelease Notes
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843nvdRelease Notes

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