CVE-2023-41995
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, macOS Sonoma 14. 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
What each source reports
NVD Score used 7.8
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- Record
CVE-2023-41995- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS: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 ListNo score
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- Record
CVE-2023-41995- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-46454No score
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2023-46454- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8hr7-67mj-f566 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, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- Record
GHSA-8hr7-67mj-f566- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS: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
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-41995 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Ipados, published September 26, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940
support.apple.com/kb/HT213841
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3
support.apple.com/kb/HT213940
support.apple.com/kb/HT213938
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41995
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8hr7-67mj-f566