CVE-2023-38580 is a critical memory handling vulnerability affecting Apple's iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS, allowing an application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSS, it poses a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction for exploitation. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, patching to iOS 16.6, iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5, and watchOS 9.6 is strongly recommended to mitigate this risk.
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 13.0, < 13.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 9.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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