Apple Multiple Products Kernel Unspecified Vulnerability
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
What happened
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.
CISA lists it as exploited, added 26 Jul 2023.
Does it affect you
Names Apple macOS. Enter the product and version you run to place it against the affected range the vendor published.
What to do
- Follow the vendor advisory for the fixed release and any interim mitigation.
support.apple.com - Follow the vendor advisory for the fixed release and any interim mitigation.
support.apple.com - Follow the vendor advisory for the fixed release and any interim mitigation.
support.apple.com - Follow the vendor advisory for the fixed release and any interim mitigation.
support.apple.com - Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
cisa.gov
CISA’s notes for this entry:
Affected, as published to NVD
- macos
- Apple macOS: 11.0 up to the fix in 11.7.9
The record
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 27 Jul 2023, last modified 17 Jun 2026 (NVD)
- Severity
- CVSS 3.1 base score 5.5, Medium — computed here from the vector; NVD states 5.5.
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Exploitation
- Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue since 26 Jul 2023; federal remediation due 16 Aug 2023. CISA entry
- Exploit probability
- EPSS 2.9%, 87th percentile — FIRST, scored 23 Oct 2026. FIRST EPSS
- Vendor
- Apple · Multiple Products (CISA)
References on the NVD record
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213844Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213845Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848Vendor Advisory
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-38606US Government Resource
Sources
The verdict above is computed from the products and versions you entered and the affected ranges the vendor published to NVD. It does not inspect your environment, and this site never reports a product as unaffected: why.