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CVE-2023-38592

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-07-28 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, watchOS 9.6, tvOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: from 16.0 before 16.6 — fixed in 16.6
• Apple Iphone Os: from 16.0 before 16.6 — fixed in 16.6
• Apple macOS: from 13.0 before 13.5 — fixed in 13.5
• Apple tvOS: before 16.6 — fixed in 16.6
• Apple watchOS: before 9.6 — fixed in 9.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 16.6; Apple Iphone Os 16.6; Apple macOS 13.5; Apple tvOS 16.6; Apple watchOS 9.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/02/1
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KJ4DG5LHWG2INDOTPB7MO4JVJN6LKL3M/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KQXJYKTGLKI6TJEFJCKPHCNY7PS72OER/
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-04
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848
• https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5468
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/02/1
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KJ4DG5LHWG2INDOTPB7MO4JVJN6LKL3M/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KQXJYKTGLKI6TJEFJCKPHCNY7PS72OER/

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