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CVE-2023-41995

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-09-27 · 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, macOS Sonoma 14. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 16.6 — fixed in 16.6
• Apple Iphone Os: before 16.6 — fixed in 16.6
• Apple macOS: before 14.0 — fixed in 14.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 16.6; Apple Iphone Os 16.6; Apple macOS 14.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213841
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213841
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213940

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