CVE-2021-1871
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.070 · 94 %ileEURUUSadded 2021-11-03remediate by 2021-11-17
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-23
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS WebKit Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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affected products (18)
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also known as (4)
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references (29)
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- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L3L6ZZOU5JS7E3RFYGLP7UFLXCG7TNLU/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1871cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161146/Apple-Security-Advisory-2021-01-26-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164872/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2021-4381-05.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165794/Gentoo-Linux-Security-Advisory-202202-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212146cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212147cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Apple-iOS-three-vulnerabilities-34417cnnvd
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