Actively exploited in the wild
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Type Confusion Vulnerability
Apple - iOS, iPadOS, and macOS · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2021-11-03. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.
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CVE-2021-30869
HighCVSS 7.8KEVSummary
A type confusion issue in Apple systems, fixed in iOS 12.5.5, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4, macOS Big Sur 11.2, and security updates, may allow a malicious application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of exploits in the wild.
Risk Assessment
A malicious application could gain full control of the system, potentially leading to data theft or installation of persistent malware.
Recommendation
Update the operating system to a version containing the fix to mitigate the vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple operating systems
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- CVE-2026-64772Critical
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- CVE-2026-64771Critical
A buffer overflow vulnerability was addressed with improved bounds checking. The issue affects iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS. A remote attacker may cause unexpected application termination or heap corruption.
- CVE-2026-64770Critical
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- CVE-2026-64769Critical
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. The issue affects iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS. A remote attacker may cause unexpected application termination or heap corruption.
- CVE-2026-64746Critical
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- CVE-2026-64726Critical
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- CVE-2026-43812Critical
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. Affects iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS. An app may cause unexpected system termination.
- CVE-2026-43809Critical
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. Affects iOS, iPadOS, macOS. An app may cause unexpected system termination.
Original NVD description (English source)
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.5.5, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4, macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, Security Update 2021-006 Catalina. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of reports that an exploit for this issue exists in the wild.