High severity7.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Aug 24, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-30883
CVE-2021-30883
Description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.0.2 and iPadOS 15.0.2, macOS Monterey 12.0.1, iOS 14.8.1 and iPadOS 14.8.1, tvOS 15.1, watchOS 8.1, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..
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Affected products
11cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <14.8.1
- (no CPE)range: iPadOS 14.8.1, iPadOS 15.0.2
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=11.0,<11.6.1
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: macOS Big Sur 11.6.1, macOS Monterey 12.0.1
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- Range: iOS 14.8.1, iOS 15.0.2
- Range: unspecified
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References
7- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212846nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212868nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212869nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212872nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212874nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212876nvdVendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
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