What is CVE-2021-1760?

CVE-2021-1760 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-04-02.

How severe is CVE-2021-1760?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2021-1760

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, watchOS 7.3, tvOS 14.4, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A malicious application could execute arbitrary code leading to compromise of user information.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2021-04-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple iOS And Ipados — versions unspecified
Apple Ipados
Apple Iphone OS
Apple macOS — versions unspecified
Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.14.6, 10.15.7
Apple tvOS
Apple watchOS

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT212147 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT212146 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT212148 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT212149 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-1760?: CVE-2021-1760 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-04-02.
How severe is CVE-2021-1760?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.