CVE-2021-1812
A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.74%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.74% probability · 78th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apple/ipados · apple/iphone os
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS 1.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212317Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212317Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.