What is CVE-2021-30980?

CVE-2021-30980 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-08-24.

How severe is CVE-2021-30980?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2021-30980

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.2, tvOS 15.2, macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, watchOS 8.3. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published 2021-08-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · 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 10.15.7
Apple tvOS
Apple watchOS — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-30980?: CVE-2021-30980 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-08-24.
How severe is CVE-2021-30980?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.