CVE-2021-30756 Information disclosure in iOS and iPadOS
A local attacker can view Now Playing information from the lock screen, exposing private media details to nearby users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-30756?
CVE-2021-30756 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 8 Sep 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A local attacker may be able to view Now Playing information from the lock screen. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4, iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6. A privacy issue in Now Playing was addressed with improved permissions.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-30756?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2021-30756?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-30756 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-30756 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-30756 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xjg7-f767-r5hv.