CVE-2021-30898: Medium severity apple ios and ipados vulnerability

Published Aug 24, 2021
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Updated

An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions on third party applications. This issue is fixed in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. A malicious application may be able to access some of the user's Apple ID information, or recent in-app search terms.

Other sources

Privacy. An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions on third party applications.

Credit

Steven Troughton-Smith@@stroughtonsmith(High Caffeine Content)

Affected Software

4 affected componentsFixes available
Apple iOS and iPadOS<15
15
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<15
15
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<15.0
iPhone OS<15.0

Event History

Aug 24, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:50 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:50 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2021-30898.

2

What is the severity rating of CVE-2021-30898?

CVE-2021-30898 has a severity rating of medium (5.5).

3

Which Apple products are affected by CVE-2021-30898?

CVE-2021-30898 affects Apple iOS (up to version 15), Apple iPadOS (up to version 15), and Apple iPhone OS (up to version 15).

4

How was CVE-2021-30898 fixed?

CVE-2021-30898 was fixed in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 with additional sandbox restrictions on third-party applications.

5

What can a malicious application potentially access due to CVE-2021-30898?

A malicious application exploiting CVE-2021-30898 may be able to access some of the user's Apple ID information or recent in-app search terms.

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