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CVE-2021-30858

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, macOS Big Sur 11.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been act…

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A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, macOS Big Sur 11.6. 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 8.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.4/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 8.8: +1.32
  • Fresh EPSS: 13.38%: +0.07

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 11 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

Qualys
Press · 19 Dec 2022, 08:00 · NSO Pegasus iPhone Spyware Vulnerabilities Fixed by Apple - Detect & Prioritize Using VMDR for Mobile Devices - Qualys
The Hacker News
Press · 29 Aug 2022, 07:00 · CISA Adds 10 New Known Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities to its Catalog - The Hacker News
The Hacker News
Press · 12 Oct 2021, 07:00 · Apple Releases Urgent iPhone and iPad Updates to Patch New Zero-Day Vulnerability - The Hacker News
The Record from Recorded Future News
Press · 10 Oct 2021, 07:00 · Apple patches iPhone zero-day in iOS 15.0.2 - The Record from Recorded Future News
AppleInsider
Press · 23 Sep 2021, 07:00 · Apple releases iOS 12.5.5 for older iPhones incompatible with iOS 15 - AppleInsider
See all 11 source documents
9to5Mac
Press · 23 Sep 2021, 07:00 · Apple releases iOS 12.5.5 for older iPhones and iPads with ‘important security updates’ - 9to5Mac
Macworld
Press · 23 Sep 2021, 07:00 · No iOS 15, no problem: Apple releases iOS 12.5.5 security update - Macworld
Ars Technica
Press · 14 Sep 2021, 07:00 · Apple patches “FORCEDENTRY” zero-day exploited by Pegasus spyware - Ars Technica
Geeky Gadgets
Press · 14 Sep 2021, 07:00 · Apple releases macOS Big Sur 11.6 for the Mac - Geeky Gadgets
9to5Mac
Press · 13 Sep 2021, 07:00 · Apple releases macOS 11.6 to the public with important security updates - 9to5Mac
The Record from Recorded Future News
Press · 12 Sep 2021, 07:00 · Apple releases patches for NSO Group's ForcedEntry zero-day - The Record from Recorded Future News

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.4 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

1

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 1 repos with metrics
RepositoryStarsForksLanguageUpdated
Jeromeyoung/ps4_8.00_vuln_poc00—14 Oct 2021, 14:13
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 8.8; EPSS 13.4%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:26.907878+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
24 Aug 2021, 18:49
First press mention
12 Sep 2021, 07:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
03 Nov 2021, 00:00
Latest press mention
19 Dec 2022, 08:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58
PoCs on GitHub
1 repositories