High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 8, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-1838

Description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: before 14.4
Apple Inc./Ipadosllm-fuzzy2 versions
before 14.4+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: before 14.4
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <14.4
Apple Inc./Iphone OS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <14.4
Apple Inc./iOS and iPadOScpe-rescue
Range: unspecified

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT212146nvdVendor Advisory

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