CVE-2023-38598

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in...

9.8 Critical

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. 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. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.28%Up 1.2 points since Jul 28, 2023

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2023-38598
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-416
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2023-38598
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-42397 0.0

Record: EUVD-2023-42397
CVSS: 0.0 NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v9j5-hh43-rw3p 9.8

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in...

Record: GHSA-v9j5-hh43-rw3p
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-416
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-38598 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Apple Ipados, published July 28, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.28%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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