CVE-2021-30997
A S/MIME issue existed in the handling of encrypted email. This issue was addressed by not automatically loading some MIME parts. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2. An attacker may be able to recover plaintext contents of an S/MIME-encrypted e-mail.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A S/MIME issue existed in the handling of encrypted email. This issue was addressed by not automatically loading some MIME parts. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2. An attacker may be able to recover plaintext contents of an S/MIME-encrypted e-mail.
- Record
CVE-2021-30997- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A S/MIME issue existed in the handling of encrypted email. This issue was addressed by not automatically loading some MIME parts. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2. An attacker may be able to recover plaintext contents of an S/MIME-encrypted e-mail.
- Record
CVE-2021-30997- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-17914 No score
A S/MIME issue existed in the handling of encrypted email. This issue was addressed by not automatically loading some MIME parts. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2. An attacker may be able to recover plaintext contents of an S/MIME-encrypted e-mail.
- Record
EUVD-2021-17914- 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-2021-30997 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 0.69%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.