Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2021-30762

Apple iOS WebKit Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Published Jun 14, 2021 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple iOS

Patch now

CVE-2021-30762 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Nov 17, 2021. Confirm Apple iOS against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
10.99%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe apple/iphone os · vendor Apple iOS

Apple iOS WebKit contains a use-after-free vulnerability that leads to code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe apple/iphone osversion unspecified
  • vendor Apple iOSversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2021-30762

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2021-30762 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Nov 17, 2021. Confirm Apple iOS against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-416: Use After Free. EPSS 10.99%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 8, 2021 · Catalog

    Detected

    Apple iOS WebKit contains a use-after-free vulnerability that leads to code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing.

  2. Nov 3, 2021 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Nov 17, 2021 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Apple iOS WebKit contains a use-after-free vulnerability that leads to code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2021-30762

    Apple iOS WebKit contains a use-after-free vulnerability that leads to code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2021-30762

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2021-30762

    30-day exploitation probability 11.0%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2021-30762

    A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.5.4. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2021-30762

    Apple iOS WebKit contains a use-after-free vulnerability that leads to code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebK

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.