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CVE-2023-38597

• 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: 2023-07-27 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5, Safari 16.6. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 15.7.8; from 16.0 before 16.6 — fixed in 15.7.8, 16.6
• Apple Iphone Os: before 15.7.8; from 16.0 before 16.6 — fixed in 15.7.8, 16.6
• Apple macOS: from 13.0 before 13.5 — fixed in 13.5
• Apple Safari: before 16.6 — fixed in 16.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 15.7.8, 16.6; Apple Iphone Os 15.7.8, 16.6; Apple macOS 13.5; Apple Safari 16.6. 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/HT213842
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213847
• 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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