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CVE-2021-30993

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-08-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-120

Description

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, watchOS 8.3, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, tvOS 15.2. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 15.2 — fixed in 15.2
• Apple Iphone Os: before 15.2 — fixed in 15.2
• Apple macOS: from 12.0 before 12.1 — fixed in 12.1
• Apple tvOS: before 15.2 — fixed in 15.2
• Apple watchOS: before 8.3 — fixed in 8.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 15.2; Apple Iphone Os 15.2; Apple macOS 12.1; Apple tvOS 15.2; Apple watchOS 8.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212975
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212980
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212975
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212980

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