CVE-2021-30983: Apple iOS and iPadOS Buffer Overflow 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 and iPadOS contain a buffer overflow vulnerability that could allow an application to execute code with kernel privileges.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A buffer overflow vulnerability in Apple iOS and iPadOS could allow an application to execute code with kernel privileges.
- Who is affected
- Users of affected iOS and iPadOS versions.
- Urgency
- Remediation is critical due to confirmed exploitation and high severity.
- Action
- Update to the latest versions of iOS and iPadOS.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30983
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-2021-30983Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 86% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-30983 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Apple iOS and
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.
- high[NEW] [high] Apple macOS, iOS and iPadOS: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-25
- unknownNCSC-2026-0319 [1.00] [M/H] Vulnerabilities resolved in Apple iOS and iPadOSncsc-nl · 2026-08-20
- medium[NEW] [medium] Apple iOS and iPadOS: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-28
- unknownNCSC-2026-0266 [1.00] [M/H] Vulnerabilities fixed in Apple iOS and iPadOSncsc-nl · 2026-07-28
- unknownNCSC-2026-0215 [1.00] [M/H] Vulnerabilities fixed in Apple iOS and iPadOSncsc-nl · 2026-06-30
- criticalexploitedCVE-2023-41974: Apple iOS and iPadOS Use-After-Free Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2026-03-05
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