Patch SLA Tracker

CVE-2023-41974

Known exploited (listed in CISA KEV after the first fix).

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First fix
(iOS 17 and iPadOS 17)
CISA KEV added
(899 days after the first fix)
NVD published
(114 days after the first fix)

First fix: The release date of the earliest Apple update (including Rapid Security Responses and Background Security Improvements) whose advisory lists the CVE.

KEV date added (proxy): CISA KEV “date added” is when CISA catalogued evidence of exploitation. It is a lagging proxy: exploitation started on or before that date, usually well before.

Fix per branch

Backport gap: For one CVE and one branch: the branch's first fix date minus the earliest fix date across all branches of the same platform.

No fix listed: The branch is still maintained (it shipped a security update after the earliest fix, or its last security update is under 180 days old), but no Apple advisory lists this CVE for it as of the data date. The branch may be unaffected; Apple does not publish “not affected” statements.

Branch ended: The branch shipped no security update after the earliest fix and none in the 180 days before the data date, so it is treated as ended and not counted as missing a backport. Updates without published CVE entries do not keep a branch alive.

Fixed at branch release: The branch was first released after the earliest fix, so it is not a backport and is not counted. “Listed”: its advisory names the CVE. “Inherited”: it does not, and the fix is assumed to be in the branch from its first release.

CVE-2023-41974 timeline across branchesiOS 27 fixed on 2026-09-14 (1092 days after first fix, branch released later); iOS 26 fixed on 2025-09-15 (728 days after first fix, branch released later); iOS 18 fixed on 2024-09-16 (364 days after first fix, branch released later); iOS 17 fixed on 2023-09-18 (0 days after first fix); iOS 15 fixed on 2026-03-11 (905 days after first fix); iPadOS 27 fixed on 2026-09-14 (1092 days after first fix, branch released later); iPadOS 26 fixed on 2025-09-15 (728 days after first fix, branch released later); iPadOS 18 fixed on 2024-09-16 (364 days after first fix, branch released later); iPadOS 17 fixed on 2023-09-18 (0 days after first fix); iPadOS 15 fixed on 2026-03-11 (905 days after first fix); KEV added on 2026-03-05; NVD published on 2024-01-10KEV added 2026-03-05NVD published 2024-01-10iOS 27iOS 26iOS 18iOS 17iOS 15iPadOS 27iPadOS 26iPadOS 18iPadOS 17iPadOS 152023-09-182026-09-14
Filled circle: first fix on that branch. Hollow circle: branch first released after the earliest fix, so it shipped with the fix (not a backport).
iOS: earliest fix
BranchStatusFirst fix on branchGap
iOS 27fixed at branch release (inherited) first iOS 27 release–
iOS 26fixed at branch release (inherited) first iOS 26 release–
iOS 18fixed at branch release (inherited) first iOS 18 release–
iOS 17fixed with the earliest fix iOS 17 and iPadOS 170 d
iOS 16no fix listed––
iOS 15fixed 905 days later iOS 15.8.7 and iPadOS 15.8.7905 d
iOS 14branch ended––
iOS 13branch ended––
iOS 12branch ended––
iPadOS: earliest fix
BranchStatusFirst fix on branchGap
iPadOS 27fixed at branch release (inherited) first iPadOS 27 release–
iPadOS 26fixed at branch release (inherited) first iPadOS 26 release–
iPadOS 18fixed at branch release (inherited) first iPadOS 18 release–
iPadOS 17fixed with the earliest fix iOS 17 and iPadOS 170 d
iPadOS 16no fix listed––
iPadOS 15fixed 905 days later iOS 15.8.7 and iPadOS 15.8.7905 d
iPadOS 14branch ended––
iPadOS 13branch ended––

Every Apple listing

Each release whose advisory lists CVE-2023-41974, with Apple's own notes.

Apple advisories listing CVE-2023-41974
ReleaseBranchReleasedEntry addedExploited note
iOS 17 and iPadOS 17iOS 17with releaseno
iOS 17 and iPadOS 17iPadOS 17with releaseno
iOS 15.8.7 and iPadOS 15.8.7iOS 15with releaseno
iOS 15.8.7 and iPadOS 15.8.7iPadOS 15with releaseno