01 Record
CVE-2023-41071
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, macOS Ventura 13.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: apple
CNA base score7.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, macOS Ventura 13.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.36% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 30.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-09-26 20:12Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-11-04 19:20Z11 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-08-22
- Assigning CNA
- apple
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416Use After FreeVariant
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 3a4c8a5233d261f8c31b65fd5a3c66ff4cedb3b4ef3434622df98602e3a71484
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213931
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213936
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213937
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/5
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/10
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/9
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213931
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213938
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213937
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213936