CVE-2023-38616 json
A race condition was addressed with improved state handling.
published 2023-09-06 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-42415
- cvss
- 7.0
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 4%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Patch / fix
- Apple macOS 13.5
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Apple macOS
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
References
-
support.apple.com
/en-us/HT213843
release-notes, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-38616
- NVD CVE-2023-38616
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