CVE DATABASE / CVE-2023-41974
CVE-2023-41974
Apple iOS and iPadOS Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2026-03-05.
Federal remediation due 2026-03-26.
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.
Summary
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.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 7.8 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
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References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/120949
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/126632
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938
- https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/coruna-powerful-ios-exploit-kit
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41974
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2026-03-12. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.