Vulnerability · Published Aug 24, 2021 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2021-30992

Medium 5.5

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 0.3% (higher than 22% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

This issue was addressed with improved handling of file metadata. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2. A user in a FaceTime call may unexpectedly leak sensitive user information through Live Photos metadata.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple iOS and iPadOS unspecified – before 15.2

References