What is CVE-2021-30819?

CVE-2021-30819 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-10-19.

How severe is CVE-2021-30819?

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

Out-of-bounds Read in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2021-30819

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. Processing a maliciously crafted USD file may disclose memory contents.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2021-10-19 · 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: 0.008 (56.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple iOS And Ipados — versions unspecified
Apple Ipados
Apple Iphone OS
Apple macOS

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

support.apple.com/kb/HT212804 (Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/61 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-30819?: CVE-2021-30819 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-10-19.
How severe is CVE-2021-30819?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.