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CVE-2023-41974

HighPublished

Apple iOS and iPadOS Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Published: Jan 10, 2024
Updated: Mar 12, 2026
Assigning CNA: apple
Evidence observed: Mar 5, 2026

Primary CVSS

7.8/ 10High

nvd · CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS probability estimate

1.4%

Low · next 30 days

Percentile: 70.8%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

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CISA Known Exploited

This CVE appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Summary

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.

Sources

kfdExploit
kfd, short for kernel file descriptor, is a project to read and write kernel memory on Apple devices.

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