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AppleExploited incident

Apple iOS and iPadOS Use-After-Free Vulnerability

CVE-2023-41974High, CVSS 7.8In CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog since 5 Mar 2026

Automated timeline. Not yet checked by a researcher, so it doesn't count toward any grade.

FixedNo evidence of fix dates yet.

Response

Silence
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First public report to first vendor statement
Exposure
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First public report to first fix
Follow-through
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First public report to a fix for every supported version
  • Vendor silent
  • Vendor statement, no fix
  • Fixed for some versions
  • Fixed when disclosed
  • Date only, no time of day

Timeline and evidence

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  1. First public report

    CVE.org record CVE-2023-41974ClaimedQuote verified

    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

    CVE record published.

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    3 more sources for this moment
    Bluesky postClaimedQuote not checked yet4 Jan 2024, 13:45 UTC

    CVE-2023-41974 (XNU kernel UAF) PoC, part of the same chain:

    Earliest third-party post we hold.

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    Mastodon postClaimedQuote not checked yet3 Mar 2026, 20:41 UTC

    Coruna: The Mysterious Journey of a Powerful iOS Exploit Kit # Coruna # UNC6353 # UNC6691 # CVE_2024_23222 # CVE_2022_48503 # CVE_2023_43000 # CVE_2021_30952 # CVE_2023_32409 # CVE_2020_27932 #

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    CISA KEV (CVE-2023-41974)ClaimedQuote verified5 Mar 2026

    Apple iOS and iPadOS Use-After-Free Vulnerability

    Added to CISA's KEV catalog on 2026-03-05.

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    Date only (no time of day is shown)
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    Claimed. The date the source gives.
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    sha256:ef8fffede5c47200…
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  2. Vendor statement

    No public statement from the vendor found yet.

  3. First workaround

    No official mitigation found yet.

  4. First fix

    No fixed release found yet for any affected branch.

  5. Fixed for all versions

    No evidence yet of fixed releases for every supported branch.

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Affected products

  • iOS and iPadOS
  • iOS 15.8.7 and iPadOS 15.8.7
How we built this timeline

Automated check: the vendor's original advisory is outside our collected window (the vendor's own CVE record was published 10 Jan 2024, 790 days before the earliest vendor item we hold); automated vendor and patch moments are left unknown.

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