CVE-2021-1882
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Security...
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, macOS Big Sur 11.3. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used 9.8
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, macOS Big Sur 11.3. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
- Record
CVE-2021-1882- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, macOS Big Sur 11.3. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
- Record
CVE-2021-1882- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-7346No score
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, macOS Big Sur 11.3. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2021-7346- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wjj4-8gg2-x22gNo score
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Security...
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, macOS Big Sur 11.3. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
- Record
GHSA-wjj4-8gg2-x22g- Weakness
- CWE-787
- 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-2021-1882 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 1.69%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.