CVE-2021-30956
A lock screen issue allowed access to contacts on a locked device. This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2. An attacker with physical access to a device may be able to see private contact information.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A lock screen issue allowed access to contacts on a locked device. This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2. An attacker with physical access to a device may be able to see private contact information.
- Record
CVE-2021-30956- CVSS 3.1
- 2.4 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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 List No score
A lock screen issue allowed access to contacts on a locked device. This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2. An attacker with physical access to a device may be able to see private contact information.
- Record
CVE-2021-30956- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-17873 No score
A lock screen issue allowed access to contacts on a locked device. This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2. An attacker with physical access to a device may be able to see private contact information.
- Record
EUVD-2021-17873- Updated
- 2026-11-03
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | fordsham/CVE-2021-30956 | 2022-06-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-30956 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.4) in Apple Ipados, published August 24, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.