CVE-2023-38261 is a critical vulnerability affecting Apple's iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, specifically versions prior to iOS 16.6, iPadOS 16.6, and macOS Ventura 13.5. This memory handling issue allows an application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges, posing a significant risk to system integrity. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) for exploitation, meaning a user would likely need to open a malicious application. If exploited, it grants an attacker full control over the affected device (C:H, I:H, A:H). Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is public exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has also received minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low level of public awareness or immediate threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 16.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 16.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 13.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.