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

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2026-03-05
EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2024-01-10 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-416

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.

Affected products

Apple iPadOS: before 15.8.7; from 16.0 before 17.0 — fixed in 15.8.7, 17.0
Apple Iphone Os: before 15.8.7; from 16.0 before 17.0 — fixed in 15.8.7, 17.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 15.8.7, 17.0; Apple Iphone Os 15.8.7, 17.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

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

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