6.5

CVE-2023-38599: apple ios and ipados

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-38599DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38599
Published 28-07-2023Last modified 13-02-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-38599 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in apple ios and ipados. EPSS estimates a 1.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.04%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 11 · Related 6

Timeline

  1. 28-07-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.6, watchOS 9.6, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, tvOS 16.6, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. A website may be able to track sensitive user information.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.04%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

64%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.04% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.04%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Apple7 products
  • ios and ipados≥ unspecified, < 16.6 | ≥ unspecified, < 15.7
  • ipados< 15.7.8 | ≥ 16.0, < 16.6
  • iphone_os< 15.7.8 | ≥ 16.0, < 16.6
  • macos≥ unspecified, < 13.5 | ≥ 13.0, < 13.5
  • safari≥ unspecified, < 16.6 | < 16.6
Ubuntu5 products
  • qtwebkit-opensource-srcAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • qtwebkit-sourceAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • webkit2gtkAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
  • webkitgtkAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • wpewebkitAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
  • webkit2gtk< 2.40.5-1~deb12u1 | < 2.40.5-1
  • wpewebkitAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.40.5-1

3 vendors · 14 products

References

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