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CVE-2021-30835

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-30835 is a vulnerability affecting multiple Apple products, including iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and iTunes for Windows, where processing a maliciously crafted image could lead to arbitrary code execution. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, but successful exploitation could result in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability has been patched in various Apple security updates, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 12.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
< 15.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 15.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 10.15, <= 10.15.6CPE 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:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.99%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0299 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/61
Mailing ListRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/62
Mailing ListRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/63
Mailing ListRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
support.apple.com / en-us/HT212805
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / en-us/HT212814
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / en-us/HT212815
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / en-us/HT212817
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / en-us/HT212819
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT212804
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT212953
Vendor Advisory