CVE-2023-41974

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS...

7.8 HighIn KEV

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.96%Up 1.9 points since Jan 17, 2024

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2023-41974
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-416
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 7.8

Record: CVE-2023-41974
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-416
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-46433 7.8

Record: EUVD-2023-46433
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-58c3-hjfx-2gmq 7.8

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS...

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

Record: GHSA-58c3-hjfx-2gmq
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-416
Updated: 2026-11-02

CISA KEV No score

Apple iOS and iPadOS Use-After-Free Vulnerability

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

Record: CVE-2023-41974
Weakness: CWE-416
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	exploitation
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-41974 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Ipados, published January 10, 2024. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since March 5, 2026. EUVD reports exploitation since March 5, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.96%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.