CVE-2021-30762

HIGHNVD 8.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS: 11%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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..

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
—
EPSS
95.4%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

September 8, 2021

Last Modified

October 23, 2025

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 2, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-30762
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

About the security content of iOS 12.5.4 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212548

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2021-30762(3)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(3)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatwebkitgtk4-0:2.48.3-2.el7_92025-07-07redhat
redhatwebkit2gtk3-0:2.28.4-1.el82020-11-04redhat
redhatwebkitgtk4-0:2.28.2-2.el72020-09-29redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 110× in last 7d / 441× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 783 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-22 23:08 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-07-22 23:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-22 22:47 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-22 19:40 UTCCISA KEV update
  5. 2026-07-22 19:18 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-07-22 19:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-22 15:28 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-22 15:28 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-07-22 15:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-22 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-22 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-22 11:38 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-07-22 11:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-22 07:49 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-07-22 07:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-22 03:59 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-07-22 03:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-21 23:59 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-07-21 23:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-21 19:52 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-07-21 19:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-21 16:02 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-07-21 16:02 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-07-21 16:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-21 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-21 15:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
  3. 2026-07-21 12:12 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-07-21 12:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-21 08:22 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-07-21 08:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-21 04:31 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-07-21 04:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-21 00:41 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-07-21 00:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-20 20:51 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-20 20:51 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-07-20 20:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-20 17:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-20 17:02 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-07-20 17:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-20 13:11 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-07-20 13:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-20 09:22 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-07-20 09:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-20 05:33 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-07-20 05:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-20 01:43 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-07-20 01:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-19 21:53 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-07-19 21:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-07-19 18:04 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-07-19 18:04 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-07-19 18:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-07-19 14:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-07-19 14:14 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-07-19 14:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-07-19 10:25 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-07-19 10:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-07-19 06:35 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-07-19 06:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-07-19 02:45 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-07-19 02:45 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-07-19 02:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-07-19 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-07-19 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-07-18 22:54 UTCVendor advisory
  43. 2026-07-18 22:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-07-18 19:04 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-07-18 19:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-07-18 15:15 UTCVendor advisory
  47. 2026-07-18 15:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-07-18 11:25 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-07-18 11:25 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-07-18 11:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-07-18 10:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-07-18 10:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-07-18 07:35 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-07-18 07:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-07-18 03:45 UTCVendor advisory
  56. 2026-07-18 03:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-07-17 23:55 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-07-17 23:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-07-17 20:05 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-07-17 20:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-07-17 16:15 UTCVendor advisory
  62. 2026-07-17 16:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-07-17 12:25 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-07-17 12:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-07-17 08:35 UTCEG score recompute
  66. 2026-07-17 08:35 UTCVendor advisory
  67. 2026-07-17 08:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-07-17 04:46 UTCVendor advisory
  69. 2026-07-17 04:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-07-17 00:56 UTCVendor advisory
  71. 2026-07-17 00:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-07-16 21:06 UTCVendor advisory
  73. 2026-07-16 21:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-07-16 17:16 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-07-16 17:16 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2021-30762?
CVE-2021-30762 is a high vulnerability published on September 8, 2021. 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..
When was CVE-2021-30762 disclosed?
CVE-2021-30762 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 8, 2021, with the most recent update on October 23, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2021-30762 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2021-30762 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3, 2021, affecting Apple iOS. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-30762?
CVE-2021-30762 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2021-30762?
CVE-2021-30762 affects Apple iOS. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2021-30762?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-30762, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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