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high 8.8

CVE-2021-31008 json

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-17925

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.3%
EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 70%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 15.1, tvOS 15.1, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, macOS Monterey 12.0.1, watchOS 8.1. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to code execution.

Patch / fix

  • Apple iOS and iPadOS 15
  • Apple macOS 12.0
  • Apple watchOS 8.1, 15.1

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Exploit prediction

1.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Apple iOS and iPadOS
  • Apple macOS
  • Apple watchOS

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type

References

Sources

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