Vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2023-38136

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, watchOS 9.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (23.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 23.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-38136: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38136?
CVE-2023-38136 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-07-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-38136?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-38136 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.