Is CVE-2021-30869 actively exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks CVE-2021-30869 as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.

What exploitation activity has KEV Intelligence observed?

KEV Intelligence has not yet recorded sensor-observed exploitation attempts for CVE-2021-30869. Our sensors continue to monitor for activity targeting this CVE.

Which versions are affected?

CVE-2021-30869 affects Apple iOS and iPadOS, macOS. KEV Intelligence lists 4 version rows; examples include unspecified to < 14.4, unspecified to < 11.2, and unspecified to < 12.5.

Yes. CVE-2021-30869 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2021-30869

Q: How should organizations remediate it?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Q: Is it in CISA KEV?

Yes. CVE-2021-30869 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

iOS and iPadOS

Apple / iOS and iPadOS · affected before 14.4

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Severity: CVSS 7.8 · High
Confidence: Confirmed
Exploit status: Exploited in the wild
EPSS: 4.2%
First observed: —
Last observed: —

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2021-30869 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Apple iOS and iPadOS, macOS. A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.5.5, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4,...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.

Who is affected?

Apple / iOS and iPadOS affected before 14.4.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.5.5, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4, macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, Security Update 2021-006 Catalina.

A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of reports that an exploit for this issue exists in the wild.

Vendor Product Affected Status

Apple iOS and iPadOS Before 14.4 Affected

Apple macOS Before 11.2 Affected

Apple macOS Before 12.5 Affected

Apple macOS Before 2021 Affected

Published: 24 Aug 2021
Exploitation Reported: 03 Nov 2021
Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges: None
User interaction: Required

CVE References

CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-30869
support.apple.com/en-us/HT212147 support.apple.com · CVE Record https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212147
support.apple.com/en-us/HT212146 support.apple.com · CVE Record https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212146
support.apple.com/en-us/HT212824 support.apple.com · CVE Record https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212824
support.apple.com/en-us/HT212825 support.apple.com · CVE Record https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212825

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 03 Nov 2021

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

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Source	Added
CISA First	2021-11-03 00:00 UTC

Detection

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Observed signals

Request targets: 0
User-Agents: 0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

7.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

4.2%

Weaknesses

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

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 7.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 9.3 High

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

03 Nov 2021
Added to CISA KEV

Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
24 Aug 2021
CVE published

Vulnerability disclosed publicly
13 Apr 2021
CVE ID reserved

Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2021-30869",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 7.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.0415,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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