# CVE-2023-41974: Apple iOS and iPadOS Use-After-Free Vulnerability

> CVE-2023-41974: Apple iOS and iPadOS Use-After-Free Vulnerability. CVSS 7.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2023-41974
Last updated: 2026-06-17T06:23:10Z

- Published: 2024-01-10 22:03 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 06:23 UTC · Assigner: apple
- CVSS: 7.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 2.0%, 80th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2026-03-05, federal due date 2026-03-26, ransomware use: Unknown

## 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.

## CISA 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.

## Affected vendors and products

- Apple: iOS and iPadOS

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-41974)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41974)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/120949](https://support.apple.com/en-us/120949)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/126632](https://support.apple.com/en-us/126632)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2023-41974 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2023-41974.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2023-41974 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:13:32.073Z