CVE-2021-30661
Apple Multiple Products WebKit Storage Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Published Sep 8, 2021 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · apple safari
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and Safari WebKit Storage contain 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.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Sep 8, 2021 · Catalog
Detected
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and Safari WebKit Storage contain 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.
Nov 3, 2021 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
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Nov 17, 2021 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
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Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and Safari WebKit Storage contain 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.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date Nov 17, 2021
Affected
- cpe apple/ipadosversion unspecified
- cpe apple/iphone osversion unspecified
- cpe apple/macosversion unspecified
- cpe apple/safariversion unspecified
- cpe apple/tvosversion unspecified
- cpe apple/watchosversion unspecified
- vendor Apple Multiple Productsversion unspecified
Sources
- CISA KEVCVE-2021-30661
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and Safari WebKit Storage contain 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.orgCVE-2021-30661
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSCVE-2021-30661
30-day exploitation probability 4.5%
first.org - NIST NVDCVE-2021-30661
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 14.1, iOS 12.5.3, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, macOS Big Sur 11.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aw
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