CVE-2021-30858 KEV
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 13.4% (pctl 96)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2021-11-17.
Description
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, macOS Big Sur 11.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 13.38% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2021-11-17 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2021-08-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS Use-After-Free Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2021-11-03 |
| Due | 2021-11-17 |
| Vendor / product | Apple / iOS, iPadOS, and macOS |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (5)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | ipados |
| apple | iphone os |
| apple | macos |
| debian | debian linux |
| fedoraproject | fedora |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/25
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/27
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/29
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/38
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/39
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/50
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/20/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/26/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/27/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/27/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/27/4
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BO6DMTHZR57JDBOXPSNR2MKDMCRWV265/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XYNV7ASK4LQVAUMJXNXBS3Z7RVDQ2N3W/
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212804
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212824
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4975
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4976
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/25
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/27
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