Is CVE-2023-38606 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-38606 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-31.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-38606?

CVE-2023-38606 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2023-38606?

Patch guidance is available from apple security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2023-38606.

CVE-2023-38606 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2023-38606?

9 products: apple ipados, apple ipados, apple iphone os, apple iphone os, apple macos, and 4 more.

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: high
Availability: none
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Metadata

Primary Vendor: APPLE
Published: 7/27/2023
Last Modified: 10/31/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

apple : ipadosapple : ipadosapple : iphone_osapple : iphone_osapple : macosapple : macosapple : macosapple : tvosapple : watchos

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD