CVE-2023-38606
Exploited in the Wild
✓ Confirmed 0-Day
★ Google Project Zero
Triaged: Feb. 18, 2026
20 articles
EPSS Score
Source: FIRST.org · 2026-05-24
0.11%
probability
This CVE has a 0.11% probability
of being exploited in the next 30 days.
0%
Top 29.6th percentile of all CVEs
100%
CVSS score unavailable
Neither CIRCL nor NVD returned a CVSS score for this CVE.
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Description
Project ZeroUnspecified kernel vulnerability against pre-iOS 15.7.1
Google Project Zero
Patched
July 24, 2023
Reported by
Valentin Pashkov, Mikhail Vinogradov, Georgy Kucherin (@kucher1n), Leonid Bezvershenko (@bzvr_), and Boris Larin (@oct0xor) of Kaspersky
Root Cause Analysis
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Apple fixes zero-day exploited in 'extremely sophisticated' attacks
BleepingComputer
Feb 10, 2025
Apple fixes this year’s first actively exploited zero-day bug
BleepingComputer
Jan 27, 2025
Apple fixes iOS Kernel zero-day vulnerability on older iPhones
BleepingComputer
Oct 12, 2023
Apple emergency update fixes new zero-day used to hack iPhones
BleepingComputer
Oct 04, 2023
Apple fixes new zero-day used in attacks against iPhones, Macs
BleepingComputer
Jul 24, 2023
Apple fixes two zero-days used in attacks on Intel-based Macs
BleepingComputer
Nov 19, 2024
Apple emergency updates fix 3 new zero-days exploited in attacks
BleepingComputer
Sep 21, 2023
Apple discloses 2 new zero-days exploited to attack iPhones, Macs
BleepingComputer
Sep 07, 2023
Apple fixes two new iOS zero-days exploited in attacks on iPhones
BleepingComputer
Mar 05, 2024
Apple fixes first zero-day bug exploited in attacks this year
BleepingComputer
Jan 22, 2024
Apple emergency updates fix recent zero-days on older iPhones
BleepingComputer
Dec 11, 2023
Apple fixes WebKit zero-day exploited in ‘extremely sophisticated’ attacks
BleepingComputer
Mar 11, 2025
Apple fixes two new iOS zero-days in emergency updates
BleepingComputer
Nov 30, 2023
Apple backports BLASTPASS zero-day fix to older iPhones
BleepingComputer
Sep 12, 2023
Apple Issues Security Updates for Older iOS Devices Targeted by Coruna WebKit Exploit
TheHackerNews
Mar 12, 2026
Recently patched Apple, Chrome zero-days exploited in spyware attacks
BleepingComputer
Sep 22, 2023
The biggest cybersecurity and cyberattack stories of 2023
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Jan 01, 2024
iPhone Triangulation attack abused undocumented hardware feature
BleepingComputer
Dec 27, 2023
Signal Intelligence
Confidence
92%
EPSS
0.11%
Mentions
20
Last Seen
Mar 12, 2026
CNA Information
Analyst Note
This CVE is confirmed as an actively exploited zero-day with evidence of sophisticated real-world attacks documented by Google Project Zero and multiple security publications. The vulnerability affects kernel state management across multiple Apple platforms and was patched across iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS versions, indicating broad impact and validation of the threat.
Threat Actors 1
Kimsuky
apt_group
Information theft and espionage
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Triage Info
Decided atFeb 18, 2026