CVE-2021-30874
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. A VPN configuration may be installed by an app without user permission.
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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. A VPN configuration may be installed by an app without user permission.
- Record
CVE-2021-30874- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. A VPN configuration may be installed by an app without user permission.
- Record
CVE-2021-30874- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-17791 No score
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. A VPN configuration may be installed by an app without user permission.
- Record
EUVD-2021-17791- Updated
- 2026-11-03
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-30874 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apple Ipados, published August 24, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.93%, the 60th percentile. No source names a fixed version.