Vulnerability · Published Aug 24, 2021 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2021-30928
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in macOS 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)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 27.0% 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 input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6, watchOS 8, tvOS 15, iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212804 x_refsource_MISC
- 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/HT212953 x_refsource_CONFIRM