CVE-2021-30916

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 15.1 and iPadOS 15.1, macOS Monterey 12.0.1, iOS 14.8.1 and iPadOS 14.8.1, Security Update 2021-007 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

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

Weakness enumeration

CWE-787

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
AppleiOS and iPadOS>= unspecified, < 15.1
AppleiOS and iPadOS>= unspecified, < 14.8
ApplemacOS>= unspecified, < 12.0
ApplemacOS>= unspecified, < 2021
ApplemacOS>= unspecified, < 11.6

References

Timeline

Published
Aug 24, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-30916: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix