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CVE-2023-41974

CVE-2023-41974HIGH

Apple iOS and iPadOS

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   N   R  U  H  H  H    7.8   .0196   79.6   YES

AFFECTED
  Product         Versions       Fixed
  iOS and iPadOS  unspecified –  —
  iOS and iPadOS  unspecified –  —

TIMELINE
  Sep 6   Reserved by apple
  Jan 10  Published (CNA: apple)
  Mar 5   Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2026-03-26

CWE-416 · CNA: apple · CVSS v3.1 · 6 references · KEV due March 26, 2026

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
September 6, 2023	Reserved	Reserved by apple
January 10, 2024	Published	Published (CNA: apple)
March 5, 2026	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2026-03-26

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Apple	iOS and iPadOS	—	unspecified	—
Apple	iOS and iPadOS	—	unspecified	—

Weaknesses

CWE-416

References (6)

https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/coruna-powerful-ios-exploit-kit [third-party-advisory]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/120949
https://support.apple.com/en-us/126632
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 [x_transferred]
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-41974 [government-resource]

Authoritative record: CVE-2023-41974 at cve.org

Vendors: apple

Weaknesses: CWE-416

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2023-41974 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, October 7, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.