Vulnerability · Published Aug 24, 2021 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2021-30998
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-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 0.5% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 53.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A S/MIME issue existed in the handling of encrypted email. This issue was addressed with improved selection of the encryption certificate. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2. A sender's email address may be leaked when sending an S/MIME encrypted email using a certificate with more than one email address.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – before 15.2 |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976 x_refsource_MISC