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CVE-2021-30914

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.1 and iPadOS 15.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (2)

Apple — IpadosApple — Iphone OS

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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