CVE-2021-30898 Information disclosure in iOS and iPadOS
A malicious application can access user Apple ID information and recent search terms due to insufficient sandbox restrictions.
- 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-2021-30898?
CVE-2021-30898 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 24 Aug 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-30898?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os.
How do I fix CVE-2021-30898?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-30898 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-30898 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-30898 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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