CVE-2021-30983

criticalknown exploitedcovered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2022-06-27

Actively exploited. CVE-2021-30983 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-06-27) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching 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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Exploitation outlook

Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 85% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (1)

criticalexploitedCVE-2021-30983: Apple iOS and iPadOS Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-06-27

External references

NVD record for CVE-2021-30983

CVE.org record

CISA KEV catalog

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