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CVE-2021-30883

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.0.2 and iPadOS 15.0.2, macOS Monterey 12.0.1, iOS 14.8.1 and iPadOS 14.8.1, tvOS 15.1, watchOS 8.1, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with…

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A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.0.2 and iPadOS 15.0.2, macOS Monterey 12.0.1, iOS 14.8.1 and iPadOS 14.8.1, tvOS 15.1, watchOS 8.1, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..
CVSS 7.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.2/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 7.8: +1.17
  • Fresh EPSS: 14.72%: +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: 13 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

Bitsight
Press · 13 Jan 2023, 15:27 · 2023 Apple & iOS Vulnerabilities from CISA: Data - Bitsight
Macworld
Press · 24 Jun 2022, 07:00 · Italian spyware iPhone attack: Why you probably don’t need to worry - Macworld
Help Net Security
Press · 29 Oct 2021, 07:00 · Apple fixes security feature bypass in macOS (CVE-2021-30892) - Help Net Security
AppleInsider
Press · 26 Oct 2021, 07:00 · Apple releases iOS 14.8.1, iPadOS 14.8.1 update with security fixes - AppleInsider
Check Point Research
Press · 18 Oct 2021, 07:00 · 18th October – Threat Intelligence Report - Check Point Research
See all 13 source documents
Lifewire
Press · 12 Oct 2021, 07:00 · Newest iOS 15 Update Addresses Another Security Flaw - Lifewire
TechTarget
Press · 12 Oct 2021, 07:00 · Apple patches iOS vulnerability actively exploited in the wild - TechTarget
Bitdefender
Press · 12 Oct 2021, 07:00 · Another Zero-Day Found in iOS 15. Apple Rolls Out Urgent Fix - Bitdefender
Krebs on Security
Press · 12 Oct 2021, 07:00 · Patch Tuesday, October 2021 Edition - Krebs on Security
Sophos
Press · 12 Oct 2021, 07:00 · Apple quietly patches yet another iPhone 0-day – check you have 15.0.2 - Sophos
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 Verge
Press · 11 Oct 2021, 07:00 · Apple releases iOS 15.0.2 with some Find My fixes - The Verge
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

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 8.2 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

0

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

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 7.8; EPSS 14.7%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
local 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
10 Oct 2021, 07:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
23 May 2022, 00:00
Latest press mention
13 Jan 2023, 15:27
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58