Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2021-30898

First published: Tue Aug 24 2021(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.

Credit: Steven Troughton-Smith @stroughtonsmith High Caffeine Content cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple iPadOS<15.0
Apple iPhone OS<15.0
Apple iOS<15
15
Apple iPadOS<15
15

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

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

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

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

  • 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).

  • 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.

  • 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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