CVE-2021-30756
A local attacker may be able to view Now Playing information from the lock screen. This issue is...
A local attacker may be able to view Now Playing information from the lock screen. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4, iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6. A privacy issue in Now Playing was addressed with improved permissions.
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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A local attacker may be able to view Now Playing information from the lock screen. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4, iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6. A privacy issue in Now Playing was addressed with improved permissions.
- Record
CVE-2021-30756- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
A local attacker may be able to view Now Playing information from the lock screen. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4, iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6. A privacy issue in Now Playing was addressed with improved permissions.
- Record
CVE-2021-30756- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-17673No score
A local attacker may be able to view Now Playing information from the lock screen. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4, iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6. A privacy issue in Now Playing was addressed with improved permissions.
- Record
EUVD-2021-17673- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xjg7-f767-r5hv
A local attacker may be able to view Now Playing information from the lock screen. This issue is...
A local attacker may be able to view Now Playing information from the lock screen. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4, iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6. A privacy issue in Now Playing was addressed with improved permissions.
- Record
GHSA-xjg7-f767-r5hv- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- 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-2021-30756 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 0.30%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.