CVE-2021-30825

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Published Oct 19, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. A local attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

iOS and iPadOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 15

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-17742	This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. A local attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.536% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/61
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-354/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Ipados Iphone Os

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:48 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: Oct 19, 2021, 1:12 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 10:48 PM
Reserved: Apr 13, 2021, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:50 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 19, 2021, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:50 AM

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