This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, tvOS 16.6, watchOS 9.6, macOS Ventura 13.5, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8. 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.

Related CVEs

CVE-2023-38606

Key Information

GHSA ID

GHSA-8fwg-w59v-g942

Published

July 27, 2023 12:30 AM

Last Modified

October 22, 2025 12:32 AM

CVSS Score

5.0 /10

Primary Ecosystem

Unknown

Primary Package

Unknown

GitHub Reviewed

✗ No

Dataset

Last updated: November 23, 2025 6:29 AM

Data from GitHub Advisory Database. This information is provided for research and educational purposes.