CVE-2023-38580

HIGH

iPadOS < 16.6 - Remote Code Execution with Kernel Privileges

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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, watchOS 9.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

References (3)

Core 3

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0008
EPSS Percentile 23.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

Status published
Products (4)
apple/ipados < 16.6
apple/iphone_os < 16.6
apple/macos 13.0 - 13.5
apple/watchos < 9.6
Published Jul 27, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026