CVE-2021-30859

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, macOS Big Sur 11.6, Security Update 2021-005 Catalina. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Se abordó un problema de confusión de tipos con una administración de estado mejorada. Este problema se corrigió en iOS versión 14.8 y iPadOS versión 14.8, macOS Big Sur versión 11.6, Security Update 2021-005 Catalina. Una aplicación maliciosa puede ser capaz de ejecutar código arbitrario con privilegios del kernel

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-04-13 CVE Reserved
2021-08-24 CVE Published
2024-07-30 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212804	X_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212805	X_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807	X_refsource_misc

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Ipados Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados"				< 14.8 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados" and version " < 14.8"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				< 14.8 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " < 14.8"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				< 10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version " < 10.15.7"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.15.7"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.15.7"		security_update_2020-001		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.15.7"		security_update_2021-001		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.15.7"		security_update_2021-002		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.15.7"		security_update_2021-003		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.15.7"		security_update_2021-004		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.15.7"		supplemental_update		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"				>= 11.0 < 11.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" and version " >= 11.0 < 11.6"		-		Affected