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CVE-2021-1864

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS...

9.8 Critical

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5. An attacker with JavaScript execution may be able to execute arbitrary code.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.15%Up 0.7 points since Sep 9, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used9.8

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5. An attacker with JavaScript execution may be able to execute arbitrary code.

Record
CVE-2021-1864
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5. An attacker with JavaScript execution may be able to execute arbitrary code.

Record
CVE-2021-1864
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-7328No score

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5. An attacker with JavaScript execution may be able to execute arbitrary code.

Record
EUVD-2021-7328
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cmxj-r24c-gf8pNo score

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS...

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5. An attacker with JavaScript execution may be able to execute arbitrary code.

Record
GHSA-cmxj-r24c-gf8p
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-1864 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) 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 2.15%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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