CVE DATABASE / CVE-2021-30858
CVE-2021-30858
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS Use-After-Free Vulnerability
CVSS 8.8 · HIGH
⚠ CISA KEV — ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
On the CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2021-11-03.
Federal remediation due 2021-11-17.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Summary
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, macOS Big Sur 11.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 8.8 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Apple ipadosApple iphone osApple macosFedoraproject fedoraDebian debian linux
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References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/25
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/27
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/29
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/38
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/39
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/50
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/20/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/26/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/27/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/27/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/27/4
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BO6DMTHZR57JDBOXPSNR2MKDMCRWV265/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XYNV7ASK4LQVAUMJXNXBS3Z7RVDQ2N3W/
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212804
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2025-10-27. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.