CVE-2021-30661
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and Safari WebKit Storage contain a use-after-free vulnerability that leads to code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing.
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 14.1, iOS 12.5.3, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, macOS Big Sur 11.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212317Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212318Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212323Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212324Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212325Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212341Vendor Advisory
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-30661Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Actively exploited. Patch immediately.
- Exploitation
- Confirmed in the wild (CISA KEV)
- Federal remediation deadline
- Overdue by 1805 days
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH
- EPSS (30-day exploit probability)
- 4.5% · top 9% of all CVEs
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Attack vector
- Network, remotely reachable
- 1.Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- 2.Treat as emergency change: patch or isolate internet-facing instances first.
- 3.Review exposure: confirm which instances are reachable from the internet and restrict access until patched.
- 4.Hunt for compromise: review logs for the disclosure window, not just from the patch date.
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