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CVE-2021-30762

Apple iOS WebKit Use-After-Free Vulnerability

KEVHIGH 8.8EPSS 11.0%

Does this matter?

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

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.