Vulnerability · Published Oct 19, 2021 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2021-30838
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 32.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges on devices with an Apple Neural Engine.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – before 15 |
References
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212804 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212807 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814 x_refsource_MISC
- 20211027 APPLE-SA-2021-10-26-9 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2021-09-20-1 iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC