{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 5 products.","exploited":"Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2023-38606 in the wild since at least 26 Jul 2023.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38606 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 16 Aug 2023.","what":"CVE-2023-38606 is a medium-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."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38606 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2023-38606 is a medium-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.\nExploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2023-38606 in the wild since at least 26 Jul 2023.\n\nAffected product: Apple Ipados. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38606/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38606/index.md)","id":"CVE-2023-38606","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38606/index.md","name":"CVE-2023-38606","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-8fwg-w59v-g942"],"analysis":{"component_type":"operating_system","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Apple operating systems","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"An app can modify sensitive kernel state, potentially leading to privilege escalation, affecting Apple operating systems.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"apple","cpe":[{"product":"ipados","vendor":"apple"},{"product":"iphone_os","vendor":"apple"},{"product":"macos","vendor":"apple"},{"product":"tvos","vendor":"apple"},{"product":"watchos","vendor":"apple"}],"cvss":{"score":5.5,"severity":"medium","source":"cisa-adp","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","version":"3.1"},"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.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"exploited"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Apple Multiple Products Kernel Unspecified","id":"CVE-2023-38606","indexable":true,"kev":{"dateAdded":"2023-07-26","dueDate":"2023-08-16","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","product":"Multiple Products","requiredAction":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.","vendorProject":"Apple","vulnerabilityName":"Apple Multiple Products Kernel Unspecified Vulnerability"},"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":"apple:ipados","products":["apple:ipados","apple:iphone_os","apple:macos","apple:tvos","apple:watchos"],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2023"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":7,"next":{"headline":"Missing authorization in macOS","id":"CVE-2023-38607"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Information disclosure in macOS","id":"CVE-2023-38605"},"products":["iOS and iPadOS","macOS","tvOS","watchOS"],"published":"2023-07-26","related":[{"cvss_score":10,"headline":"Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write","id":"CVE-2025-43300","kev_date_added":"2025-08-21","published":"2025-08-21"},{"cvss_score":10,"headline":"Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write","id":"CVE-2025-24201","kev_date_added":"2025-03-13","published":"2025-03-11"},{"cvss_score":10,"headline":"Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free","id":"CVE-2025-24085","kev_date_added":"2025-01-29","published":"2025-01-27"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption","id":"CVE-2025-31200","kev_date_added":"2025-04-17","published":"2025-04-16"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write","id":"CVE-2025-31201","kev_date_added":"2025-04-17","published":"2025-04-16"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Apple Memory Corruption","id":"CVE-2022-22587","kev_date_added":"2022-01-28","published":"2022-03-18"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS WebKit Remote Code Execution","id":"CVE-2021-1870","kev_date_added":"2021-11-03","published":"2021-04-02"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"open","licence":"CC0 1.0","name":"CISA KEV"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"active","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2025-10-30","vendors":["Apple"]},"summary":"An app can modify sensitive kernel state, potentially leading to privilege escalation, affecting Apple operating systems.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38606/"}