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Medium severity5.5CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Jul 27, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-38606

CVE-2023-38606

Description

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.

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Affected products

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  • Apple Inc./Ipados2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <15.7.8
    • (no CPE)range: before 15.7.8, before 16.6
  • Apple Inc./Iphone OS
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <15.7.8
  • Apple Inc./macOS2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=11.0,<11.7.9
    • (no CPE)range: unspecified
  • Apple Inc./tvOS2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <16.6
    • (no CPE)range: unspecified
  • Apple Inc./watchOS2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <9.6
    • (no CPE)range: unspecified
  • Apple Inc./macOS Montereyllm-fuzzy
    Range: before 12.6.8
  • Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
    Range: before 15.7.8, before 16.6
  • Apple Inc./iOS and iPadOScpe-rescue
    Range: unspecified

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