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CVE-2021-1864

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-09-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5. An attacker with JavaScript execution may be able to execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 14.5 — fixed in 14.5
• Apple Iphone Os: before 14.5 — fixed in 14.5
• 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 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/HT212317
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212323
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212324

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