CVE-2021-1781
A privacy issue existed in the handling of Contact cards. This was addressed with improved state...
A privacy issue existed in the handling of Contact cards. This was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A malicious application may be able to leak sensitive user information.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A privacy issue existed in the handling of Contact cards. This was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A malicious application may be able to leak sensitive user information.
- Record
CVE-2021-1781- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A privacy issue existed in the handling of Contact cards. This was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A malicious application may be able to leak sensitive user information.
- Record
CVE-2021-1781- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-7245 No score
A privacy issue existed in the handling of Contact cards. This was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A malicious application may be able to leak sensitive user information.
- Record
EUVD-2021-7245- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qhv8-7rp5-26v3 No score
A privacy issue existed in the handling of Contact cards. This was addressed with improved state...
A privacy issue existed in the handling of Contact cards. This was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A malicious application may be able to leak sensitive user information.
- Record
GHSA-qhv8-7rp5-26v3- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-1781 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Ipados, published April 2, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.71%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.