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TI-2021-11164 Aliases CVE-2021-30786GHSA-mhx2-29jj-rxfr

Race condition in Apple iOS

Priority LOW 32CWE-362Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.7, macOS Big Sur 11.5. Opening a maliciously crafted PDF file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00791 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed iOS (Apple): 14.7macOS (Apple): 11.5

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AppleiOSbefore 14.714.7Patch availableCNA
ApplemacOSbefore 11.511.5Patch availableCNA
  • iOS VendorApple Affected before 14.7 Fixed in 14.7 Patch available CNA
  • macOS VendorApple Affected before 11.5 Fixed in 11.5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 14.7VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0 to before 11.5VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 14.7 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 to before 11.5 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA iOS (Apple) Fixed in 14.7
  • Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 11.5

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apple macOS 11.5

    35 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 6 MEDIUM, 29 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2021-11181 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Security Update - CatalinaPriority MEDIUM 48
    • TI-2021-11171 Apple Security Update - Catalina: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code…Priority MEDIUM 48
    • TI-2021-11176 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Security Update - CatalinaPriority MEDIUM 42
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  • Release ·

    Apple iOS 14.7

    29 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 5 MEDIUM, 24 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2021-11176 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Security Update - CatalinaPriority MEDIUM 42
    • TI-2021-11174 Apple iOS: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to code executionPriority MEDIUM 42
    • TI-2021-11172 Use after free in Apple iOSPriority MEDIUM 42
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-30786
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mhx2-29jj-rxfr

References

Advisory 2

  • 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
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Sources

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