CVE-2023-38590

highpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.013 · 70 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

1.31% (70th) EPSS

CVSS 8.8 · high

Is it mine?

25 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-22

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7.9, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, macOS Monterey 12.6.8, tvOS 16.6, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. A remote user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9

v3.18.8highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-120USprimaryCWE-120US

affected products (25)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Apple iOS and iPadOSunspecified → 15.7enisa_euvdEU
Apple iOS and iPadOSunspecified → 16.6enisa_euvdEU
Apple macOSunspecified → 11.7enisa_euvdEU
Apple macOSunspecified → 12.6enisa_euvdEU
Apple macOSunspecified → 13.5enisa_euvdEU
Apple tvOSunspecified → 16.6enisa_euvdEU
Apple watchOSunspecified → 9.6enisa_euvdEU
Apple Inc. MacOS≤ 11.7.9fstec_bduRU
Apple Inc. MacOS12.0 → 12.6.8fstec_bduRU
Apple Inc. MacOS13.0 → 13.5fstec_bduRU
Apple Inc. iOS≤ 15.7.8fstec_bduRU
Apple Inc. iOS16.0 → 16.6fstec_bduRU
Apple Inc. iPadOS≤ 15.7.8fstec_bduRU
Apple Inc. iPadOS16.0 → 16.6fstec_bduRU
Apple Inc. tvOS≤ 16.6fstec_bduRU
Apple Inc. watchOS≤ 9.6fstec_bduRU
apple ipados< 15.7.8nvdUScpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ipados16.0 → 16.6nvdUScpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone os< 15.7.8nvdUScpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone os16.0 → 16.6nvdUScpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

showing 20 of 25

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2023-1874Apple iOS: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-07-24csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Apple iOS und Apple iPadOS ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, vertrauliche Kernel-Zustände zu verändern, seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, einen Denial-of-Service zu verursachen oder Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen. Eine erfolgreiche Ausnutzung erfordert eine Benutzerinteraktion.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu nvd cert_bund NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-07-28modified 2026-06-17

related (5,658)

Related entries.

ID	severity	EPSS	exploitable	published
CVE-2025-43520US	medium5.5OT critical	0.43% (36th)	KEV	2025-12-12
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2, iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, macOS So…
CVE-2025-20333US	—OT critical	71.2% (99th)	KEV	2025-09-25
A vulnerability in the VPN web server of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an aut…
CVE-2025-39682US	critical9.8OT critical	2.88% (87th)	KEV	2025-09-05
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list Each recvmsg() call must process either - only contig…
CVE-2025-31277US	—OT critical	1.66% (76th)	KEV	2025-07-30
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.6, iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, macOS Sequoia 15.6, tvOS 18.6, visionOS 2.6, watchOS 11.6. Proc…
CVE-2025-24985US	—OT critical	3.89% (90th)	KEV	2025-03-11
Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows Fast FAT Driver allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

+5653 more

references (44)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

scry

Attackers weaponise vulnerabilities like this against internet-exposed services. See what is exposed on your perimeter with a free passive scan.

Free scan