CVE-2021-30838

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges on devices with an Apple Neural Engine.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
AppleiOS and iPadOS>= unspecified, < 15

References

Timeline

Published
Oct 19, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-30838: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix