CVE-2023-38606
Is CVE-2023-38606 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.
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signals
public sources
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.
cisa ssvc
CISA Vulnrichment · assessed
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- low impact → Track
- medium impact → Track
- high impact → Attend
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baseline read
auto · not a community verdict
Real — exploited in the wild
CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.
Based on CISA KEV
Confirm or dispute →CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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.
References
Published · Added to CISA KEV (before NVD published it)
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timeline
- CISA SSVC assessment · exploitation: active
- Published by NVD
- Added to CISA KEV · confirmed exploited in the wild
- Added to VulnCheck KEV · reported exploited in the wild
Score and exploit changes tracked since .
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Field notes & remediation
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Apple Multiple Products Kernel Unspecified Vulnerability — Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS contain an unspecified vulnerability allowing an app to modify a sensitive kernel state. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2023-07-26) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~3%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.
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Required action for Apple Multiple Products: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2023-08-16. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.