CVE-2021-30858

Exp

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, macOS Big Sur 11.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

Published: 2021-08-24 Last update: 2025-10-27 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-30858 is rated Critical Active Threat (85.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.79%). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2021-11-03) affecting Apple / iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. a weakness (CWE-416) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

CISA KEV Record for CVE-2021-30858

Name: Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS Use-After-Free Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2021-11-03

Action due: 2021-11-17

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-30858

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-12-24 1.00% 0.79% -0.21%
2 2025-11-21 1.68% 1.00% -0.68%
3 2025-11-18 — 1.68% —

Full EPSS history (42 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-30858

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-30858

OS Trackers for CVE-2021-30858

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2021-30858: 1 source package rows (webkit2gtk); 5 state rows across 5 repos (3.17-community, 3.18-community, 3.19-community, 3.20-community, edge-community); fixed 5, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2021-30858
debian not yet assigned CVE-2021-30858 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (webkit2gtk, wpewebkit), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-30858
gentoo high CVE-2021-30858: 1 GLSA(s) (202202-01), 1 atom(s) (net-libs/webkit-gtk); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2021-30858
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-30858
suse high CVE-2021-30858 severity important: SUSE including 176 source package names (WebKit2GTK-4.1-lang-2.36.0-150400.2.13, WebKit2GTK-5.0-lang-2.36.0-150400.2.12, …), 472 product×package rows across 66 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, … (66 product lines)): Fixed 469, Known Not Affected 3. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-30858/
ubuntu medium CVE-2021-30858 medium priority: Ubuntu including 5 source packages (qtwebkit-opensource-src, qtwebkit-source, webkit2gtk, webkitgtk, wpewebkit), 60 status rows across 12 suites (bionic, focal, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 27, ignored 20, not-affected 6, released 4, needs-triage 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-30858

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-30858

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple ipados >= 13.1, < 14.8 cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os < 12.5.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os >= 13.0, < 14.8 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos < 11.6 cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 33 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 34 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-30858

URL Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/25 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/27 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/29 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/38 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/39 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/50 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/20/1 Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/26/9 Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/27/1 Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/27/2 Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/27/4 Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BO6DMTHZR57JDBOXPSNR2MKDMCRWV265/ Release Notes
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XYNV7ASK4LQVAUMJXNXBS3Z7RVDQ2N3W/ Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212804 Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807 Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212824 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4975 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4976 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-30858 US Government Resource
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