High severity · published Sep 8, 2021
CVE-2021-1874
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management
8.8
CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 80% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 14.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1874
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-1874
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212317
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