Privilege escalation in Apple iOS And Ipados
CVE-2021-1851
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, Security Update 2021-003 Mojave, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, macOS Big Sur 11.3. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.022 (81.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 81.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · 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, 10.14.0, 10.14.1
- Apple tvOS — versions unspecified
- Apple watchOS — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212317 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212323 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212324 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212325 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212326 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212327 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-1851?
- CVE-2021-1851 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-09-08.
- How severe is CVE-2021-1851?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-1851 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.