CVE-2021-30858
Published 2021-08-24 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source product-security@apple.com
Summary
CVE-2021-30858 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3, 2021, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by November 17, 2021. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Apple has 96 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 0 of them linked to ransomware.
All 96 known-exploited Apple vulnerabilities →Description
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, macOS Big Sur 11.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Apple — iOS, iPadOS, and macOS
Name: Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Date added: 2021-11-03 · Due: 2021-11-17
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/25
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/27
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/29
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/38
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/39
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/50
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/20/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/26/9

