CVE-2023-38598

moderate-risk
Published 2023-07-28

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, tvOS 16.6, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Do I need to act?

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0.81% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (5)

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (28)

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213841
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213842
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213843
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213845
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213846
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213848
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846
and 8 more references
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moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 12/34 · Low