CVE-2021-30964 Security feature bypass in iOS and iPadOS

What is CVE-2021-30964?

CVE-2021-30964 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An inherited permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, watchOS 8.3, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-30964?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Watchos.

How do I fix CVE-2021-30964?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-30964 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-30964 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-30964 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 10.0
• CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Exploited Critical 9.8
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All Apple Ipados vulnerabilities

Sources

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