CVE-2021-30883
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CVE-2021-30883 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.0.2 and iPadOS 15.0.2, macOS Monterey 12.0.1, iOS 14.8.1 and iPadOS 14.8.1, tvOS 15.1, watchOS 8.1, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. CISA has confirmed active exploitation in the wild. EPSS estimates a 14.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.0.2 and iPadOS 15.0.2, macOS Monterey 12.0.1, iOS 14.8.1 and iPadOS 14.8.1, tvOS 15.1, watchOS 8.1, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation Status
This vulnerability is listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirming active exploitation in the wild. Federal agencies must remediate by .
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Ipados | < 14.8.1 |
| Apple | Ipados | >= 15.0, < 15.0.2 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | < 14.8.1 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | >= 15.0, < 15.0.2 |
| Apple | Macos | >= 11.0, < 11.6.1 |
| Apple | Macos | 12.0 |
| Apple | Tvos | < 15.1 |
| Apple | Watchos | < 8.1 |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212846Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212868Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212869Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212872Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212874Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212876Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212846Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212868Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212869Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212872Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212874Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212876Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-30883US Government Resource
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Analyzed
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