CVEvulnerability

CVE-2023-41974

7.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2024-01-10 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Apple iOS and iPadOS Use-After-Free Vulnerability — Apple iOS and iPadOS

Apple iOS and iPadOS contain a use-after-free vulnerability. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Added to KEV
2026-03-05
Remediation due
2026-03-26
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 ; https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41974
Status
Analyzed
Published
2024-01-10
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-416

Description

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, iOS 15.8.7 and iPadOS 15.8.7. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Affected configurations

• apple ipados (< 15.8.7) • apple ipados (>= 16.0 < 17.0) • apple iphone os (< 15.8.7) • apple iphone os (>= 16.0 < 17.0)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

References