Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-30955

High

Published: 24 August 2021

Published
24 August 2021
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.3627 97.2th percentile
Risk Priority 36 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-30955 is a high-severity Race Condition (CWE-362) vulnerability in Apple Ipados. Its CVSS base score is 7.0 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 2.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, watchOS 8.3, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, tvOS 15.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

apple
ipados
≤ 15.2
apple
iphone os
≤ 15.2
apple
macos
≤ 12.1
apple
tvos
≤ 15.2
apple
watchos
≤ 8.3

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-362

Accurate timestamps from internal clocks enable detection of race conditions by providing reliable event ordering in audit logs.

addresses: CWE-362

Coordination of concurrent security activities reduces the probability that shared resources will be accessed simultaneously without proper synchronization.

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