Is CVE-2021-30858 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-30858 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-27.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-30858?

CVE-2021-30858 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2021-30858?

Patch guidance is available from apple security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2021-30858.

Fix CVE-2021-30858 - HIGH apple ipados

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2021-30858?

8 products: apple ipados, apple iphone os, apple iphone os, apple macos, fedoraproject fedora, and 3 more.

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

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 Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-416 · Use After Free CWE-416 · Use After Free

Metadata

Primary Vendor: APPLE
Published: 8/24/2021
Last Modified: 10/27/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

apple : ipadosapple : iphone_osapple : iphone_osapple : macosfedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedoradebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linux

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD