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CVE-2021-30791

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% 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-125

Description

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.7, macOS Big Sur 11.5. Processing a maliciously crafted file may disclose user information.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 14.7 — fixed in 14.7
• Apple Iphone Os: before 14.7 — fixed in 14.7
• macOS: from 10.14.0 before 10.14.6; from 10.15 before 10.15.7; 10.14.6, 10.14.6-security_update_2019-001, 10.14.6-security_update_2019-002, 10.14.6-security_update_2019-004, 10.14.6-security_update_2019-005, 10.14.6-security_update_2019-006 (+23) — fixed in 10.14.6, 10.15.7
• Apple macOS: before 11.5 — fixed in 11.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 14.7; Apple Iphone Os 14.7; macOS 10.14.6, 10.15.7; Apple macOS 11.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212601
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212602
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212600
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212603
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212601
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212602
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212600
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212603

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