CVE-2021-30762: Apple iOS WebKit Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Apple iOS WebKit contains a use-after-free vulnerability that leads to code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit leads to code execution when processing malicious web content.
- Who is affected
- Users of Apple iOS with WebKit.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of iOS.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30762
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2021-30762Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 95% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-30762 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Apple iOS WebKit
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- criticalexploitedCVE-2016-4657: Apple iOS Webkit Memory Corruption Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-05-24
- criticalexploitedCVE-2022-22620: Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Webkit Use-After-Free Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-02-11
- criticalexploitedCVE-2021-30666: Apple iOS WebKit Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2021-11-03
- criticalexploitedCVE-2021-1870: Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS WebKit Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2021-11-03
- criticalexploitedCVE-2021-1871: Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS WebKit Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2021-11-03
- criticalexploitedCVE-2021-30761: Apple iOS WebKit Memory Corruption Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2021-11-03
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