Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2023-38600 is a high-severity Apple WebKit-related issue where processing web content could allow arbitrary code execution. For leaders, the concern is broad exposure across Apple endpoints and browsers, but the source bundle does not show confirmed active exploitation. Exposure is most likely on Apple devices or Safari installations below the fixed versions named by Apple. The affected-version detail is otherwise listed as unspecified, so inventory should focus on installed OS and Safari versions rather than assuming a narrower product set. Prioritize routine urgent patching for managed Apple endpoints and Safari. This is high impact but not source-confirmed as actively exploited in the supplied bundle, so handle through accelerated update governance rather than emergency incident response. Mitigation focus: Update iOS and iPadOS to 16.6 or later where supported.; Update macOS Ventura to 13.5 or later where supported.; Update Safari to 16.6 or later where applicable..
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- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213847CVE reference
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846CVE reference
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841CVE reference
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843CVE reference
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848CVE reference
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KJ4DG5LHWG2INDOTPB7MO4JVJN6LKL3M/CVE reference
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5468CVE reference
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KQXJYKTGLKI6TJEFJCKPHCNY7PS72OER/CVE reference
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-04CVE reference
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