CVE-2023-38410: Apple iPadOS

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. A user may be able to elevate privileges.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 16.6 (fixed in 16.6)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 16.6 (fixed in 16.6)
• Apple macOS: from 13.0, before 13.5 (fixed in 13.5)

Published 2023-07-27. Last modified 2026-06-17.