Vulnerability · Published Aug 24, 2021 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2021-30852
High 8.8
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 1.4% (higher than 73% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 27.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, tvOS 15, watchOS 8, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – before 14.8 |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – before 15 |
| Apple | tvOS | unspecified – before 15 |
| Apple | watchOS | unspecified – before 8 |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212819 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212815 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212869 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212953 x_refsource_CONFIRM