Vulnerability · Published Aug 24, 2021 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2021-30996
High 7.0
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 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 42.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – before 15.2 |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified – before 12.1 |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978 x_refsource_MISC