{
  "id": "CVE-2023-38606",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2023-38606",
  "published": "2023-07-27T00:15:16.173Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-17T06:10:49.160Z",
  "score": 5.5,
  "severity": "medium",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
  "score_source": "NVD",
  "epss": 0.02899,
  "epss_percentile": 0.86503,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2023-07-26",
    "due": "2023-08-16",
    "action": "Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "Apple Multiple Products Kernel Unspecified Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843,https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844,https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845,https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846,https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38606"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "Apple"
  ],
  "products": [
    "Apple tvOS",
    "Apple iOS and iPadOS",
    "Apple macOS",
    "Apple watchOS"
  ],
  "cwes": [],
  "description": "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.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Primary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 5.5,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-38606",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38606",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}