CVE-2021-1836
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5 and...
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, tvOS 14.5. A local user may be able to create or modify privileged files.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, tvOS 14.5. A local user may be able to create or modify privileged files.
- Record
CVE-2021-1836- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, tvOS 14.5. A local user may be able to create or modify privileged files.
- Record
CVE-2021-1836- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-7300No score
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, tvOS 14.5. A local user may be able to create or modify privileged files.
- Record
EUVD-2021-7300- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g464-39xh-j4rf
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5 and...
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, tvOS 14.5. A local user may be able to create or modify privileged files.
- Record
GHSA-g464-39xh-j4rf- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-1836 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Ipados, published September 8, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.