CVE-2021-30848 Memory corruption in Safari
Processing maliciously crafted web content in Safari or iOS/iPadOS may lead to arbitrary code execution via memory corruption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-30848?
CVE-2021-30848 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 19 Oct 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, Safari 15, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to code execution.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-30848?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Safari.
How do I fix CVE-2021-30848?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2021-30848 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-30848 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- 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 DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30848, GHSA-wj2m-cc2g-mxw2, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30848.