VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-38261
An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.32%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.32% probability · 25th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apple/ipados · apple/iphone os · apple/macos
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841Release Notes
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843Release Notes
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841Release Notes
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843Release Notes
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.