Vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados
CVE-2023-38565
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.8, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Ventura 13.5, watchOS 9.6. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
Published · last modified .
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: 0.002 (11.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 11.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple iOS And Ipados — versions unspecified
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified
- Apple tvOS
- Apple watchOS — versions unspecified
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213846 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213842 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-38565?
- CVE-2023-38565 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-07-27.
- How severe is CVE-2023-38565?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-38565 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.