CVE-2023-38600

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.43% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 71.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-07-27 00:22Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-05-05 15:56Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-07-20

Assigning CNA

apple

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

18c54633495b6cf42f4e709b5033c89837180cae6eb3559280ab525960638fa3

• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213847
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/02/1
• lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KJ4DG5LHWG2INDOTPB7MO4JVJN6LKL3M/
• www.debian.orghttps://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5468
• lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KQXJYKTGLKI6TJEFJCKPHCNY7PS72OER/
• security.gentoo.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-04