November 3, 2021 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2021-30869 — Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Type Confusion Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2021-11-03- Federal due date
2021-11-17- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS, iPadOS, and macOS
- EPSS
- 90.5th percentile (score 0.041, as of
2026-10-04) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30869
CISA short description
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS contain a type confusion vulnerability in the XNU which may allow a malicious application to execute code with kernel privileges.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.