VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2021-30762
Apple iOS WebKit Use-After-Free Vulnerability
KEVHIGH 8.8EPSS 11.0%
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Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 17 November 2021). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.5.4. 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
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 10.99% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 3 November 2021 · due 17 November 2021
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- apple/iphone os
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30762
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212548Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212548Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-30762Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.