Riskcovery

CVE-2021-30869

State
Published
Severity
7.8 High
Published
Aug 24, 2021
Updated
Oct 21, 2025
Reserved
Apr 13, 2021

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Description

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.5.5, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4, macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, Security Update 2021-006 Catalina. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of reports that an exploit for this issue exists in the wild.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCISA-ADP

Weaknesses

  • CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
iOS and iPadOSApple
  • before 14.4Affected
macOSApple
  • before 11.2Affected
macOSApple
  • before 12.5Affected
macOSApple
  • before 2021Affected

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