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Vulnerabilities/CVE-2023-38606Public Intelligence Dossier
Source: apple · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2023-38606ListedMEDIUM (raw)CVSS 5.5NVD-CWE-noinfo

This issue was addressed with improved state management

Published: 27 Jul 2023•Last updated: 17 Jun 2026, 11:40 AM IST•Source identifier: product-security@apple.com
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 3 / 3 · rule guidance not available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Listed
Added26 Jul 2023
Due16 Aug 2023
RansomwareUnknown
CVSS score
5.5MEDIUM (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Metric sourcenvd@nist.gov
EPSS probability
2.9%0.029
Percentile87th
Weakness type
NVD-CWE-noinfo
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

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.

SOC priority

Immediate Attention

Actively exploited (source statement)

Yes

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: CISA KEV exploitation signal; Source-confirmed exploitation or CISA KEV/ransomware metadata

Affected Products & Remediation

5 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • apple ipados · < 15.7.8; >= 16.0 < 16.6 · NVD CPE · Source
  • apple iphone os · < 15.7.8; >= 16.0 < 16.6 · NVD CPE · Source
  • apple macos · >= 11.0 < 11.7.9; >= 12.0.0 < 12.6.8; >= 13.0 < 13.5 · NVD CPE · Source
  • apple tvos · < 16.6 · NVD CPE · Source
  • apple watchos · < 9.6 · NVD CPE · Source
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

  • CISA KEV: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Listed
Exploited (source statement)
Yes
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

No rule-based guidance for this vulnerability class

CISA KEV Record

Catalog entry
26 Jul 2023
Required action due
16 Aug 2023
Known ransomware use
Unknown

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
product-security@apple.com
Record status · verification
UPDATED · CISA KEV confirmed
CPE
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

4 public sources
CISA KEV CatalogAdded 2023-07-26support.apple.comSource recordnvd.nist.govSource recordsupport.apple.comSource record

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Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2023-38606
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2023-38606
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2023-38606"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
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