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CVE-2021-1870

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-1870 is a critical logic issue affecting Apple's macOS, iOS, and iPadOS that could allow a remote attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network with no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Apple has confirmed active exploitation in the wild, and while public exploit code is not available, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media attention, indicating its high profile and potential threat. Organizations should prioritize patching to macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina/Mojave, and iOS/iPadOS 14.4 or later.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 14.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 14.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 10.15, < 10.15.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.15.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.15.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-001:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.92%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Nov 3, 2021
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0792 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle SupportFixed in: webkitgtk4-0:2.48.3-2.el7_9
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: webkit2gtk3-0:2.32.3-2.el8
View patch
applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: webkitgtk
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: webkitgtk3

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2021-1870Moderate

webkitgtk: Logic issue leading to arbitrary code execution

Mar 22, 2021

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JN6ZOD62CTO54CHTMJTHVEF6R2Y532TJ
Broken LinkMailing List
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L3L6ZZOU5JS7E3RFYGLP7UFLXCG7TNLU
Broken LinkMailing List
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202104-03
Third Party Advisory
support.apple.com / en-us/HT212146
Release NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / en-us/HT212147
Release NotesVendor Advisory