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CVE-2021-1844

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-1844 is a memory corruption vulnerability in WebKit, affecting Apple's iOS, iPadOS, Safari, watchOS, and macOS, as well as Debian and Fedora Project distributions. It allows arbitrary code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 14.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 14.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 14.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 11.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 14.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0237 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 14,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2021-1844Moderate

webkitgtk: Memory corruption issue leading to arbitrary code execution

Mar 29, 2021

References

seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/55
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L3L6ZZOU5JS7E3RFYGLP7UFLXCG7TNLU
support.apple.com / en-us/HT212220
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / en-us/HT212221
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / en-us/HT212222
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / en-us/HT212223
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT212323
Vendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2021/dsa-4923
Third Party Advisory