A local attacker may be able to view Now Playing information from the lock screen.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | before 14.6 | 14.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 11.4 | 11.4 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 14.6
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 11.4
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple macOS 11.4
70 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 7 MEDIUM, 62 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2021-11096 Missing authorization in Apple macOSPriority CRITICAL 93
- TI-2021-11104 Apple macOS: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to leak sensitive…Priority MEDIUM 50
- TI-2021-11062 Apple macOS: A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or…Priority MEDIUM 48
- Release ·
Apple iOS and iPadOS 14.6
46 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 42 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2021-11115 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2021-11091 Buffer overflow in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2021-11128 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 41
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-30756
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xjg7-f767-r5hv
References
More Apple Ipados vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-30756 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-30756 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xjg7-f767-r5hv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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