{"id":"CVE-2021-30835","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-30835","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T23:28:42.133Z","title":"Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.","description":"This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, iTunes 12.12 for Windows, tvOS 15, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, watchOS 8. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.","published":"2021-10-19T14:15:09.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:50:59.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"product-security@apple.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["apple/itunes","apple/ipados","apple/iphone os","apple/mac os x","apple/macos","apple/tvos","apple/watchos"],"epss":{"score":0.03085,"percentile":0.87611,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.08%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/61","tags":["Mailing List","Release Notes","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/62","tags":["Mailing List","Release Notes","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/63","tags":["Mailing List","Release Notes","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212805","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212815","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212817","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212819","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212804","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212953","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/61","tags":["Mailing List","Release Notes","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/62","tags":["Mailing List","Release Notes","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/63","tags":["Mailing List","Release Notes","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212805","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212815","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212817","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212819","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212804","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212953","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30835","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}