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CVE-2021-1843

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-09-08 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, Security Update 2021-003 Mojave, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, macOS Big Sur 11.3. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 14.5 — fixed in 14.5
• Apple Iphone Os: before 14.5 — fixed in 14.5
• macOS: 10.14, 10.14.0, 10.14.1, 10.14.2, 10.14.3, 10.14.4 (+32)
• Apple macOS: from 11.0 before 11.3 — fixed in 11.3
• Apple tvOS: before 14.5 — fixed in 14.5
• Apple watchOS: before 7.4 — fixed in 7.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 14.5; Apple Iphone Os 14.5; Apple macOS 11.3; Apple tvOS 14.5; Apple watchOS 7.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212317
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212323
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212324
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212325
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212326
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212327
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212317
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212323
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212324
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212325
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212326
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212327

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