High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 27, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-38565
CVE-2023-38565
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.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
6- Range: <16.6
- Range: <12.6.8
- Range: <16.6
- Range: unspecified
- Range: unspecified
- Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213842nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213846nvdVendor Advisory
News mentions
0No linked articles in our index yet.