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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-41974

Apple iOS and iPadOS Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Published Jan 10, 2024 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple iOS and iPadOS

Patch now

CVE-2023-41974 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Mar 26, 2026. Confirm Apple iOS and iPadOS against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.96%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe apple/ipados · cpe apple/iphone os · vendor Apple iOS and iPadOS

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.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe apple/ipadosversion unspecified
  • cpe apple/iphone osversion unspecified
  • vendor Apple iOS and iPadOSversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2023-41974

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2023-41974 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Mar 26, 2026. Confirm Apple iOS and iPadOS against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-416: Use After Free. EPSS 1.96%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 10, 2024 · Catalog

    Detected

    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.

  2. Mar 5, 2026 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  3. Mar 26, 2026 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-41974

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

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-41974

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-41974

    30-day exploitation probability 2.0%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2023-41974

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-41974

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

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.