The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic.

published 2021-09-08 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-7295

cvss: 5.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.0%; EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
public exploits: 0; none known

The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5. An application may allow shortcuts to access restricted files.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Apple iOS and iPadOS 14.5

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Exploit prediction

0.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Apple iOS and iPadOS

Classification

Weakness

CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

References

support.apple.com /en-us/HT212317
release-notes, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-1831
NVD CVE-2021-1831

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