CVE-2023-38410 Privilege escalation in iOS and iPadOS
A user may be able to elevate privileges on Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS due to insufficient checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-38410?
CVE-2023-38410 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 26 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. A user may be able to elevate privileges.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38410?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2023-38410?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38410 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-38410 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38410 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p3x3-92wj-v2j2.