CVE-2023-41974

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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.

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::

History

05 Mar 2026, 20:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() 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 -

04 Nov 2025, 20:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938 -

21 Nov 2024, 08:22

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2024-01-10 22:15

Updated : 2026-03-05 20:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-41974

Mitre link : CVE-2023-41974

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-41974

JSON object : View

Products Affected

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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