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CVE-2021-30663: Apple Multiple Products WebKit Integer Overflow Vulnerability

Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and Safari WebKit contain an integer overflow vulnerability that leads to code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing.

CVE-2021-30663

Exploited in the wild. Fix this first.

CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03: attackers are using it right now.

CISA KEV
Listed
Added 2021-11-03 · federal fix-by 2021-11-17
EPSS (30 days)
3.5%
Higher than 89% of CVEs · 2026-11-01
CVSS v3.1
8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What CISA says

Apple Multiple Products WebKit Integer Overflow Vulnerability

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NVD description · published 2021-09-08

An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5.1 and iPadOS 14.5.1, tvOS 14.6, iOS 12.5.3, Safari 14.1.1, macOS Big Sur 11.3.1. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

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How to check if you are exposed to CVE-2021-30663

  1. Find every Apple Multiple Products system you or your clients run, including ones exposed to the internet. Those come first: CISA only lists flaws attackers are already using.
  2. Compare each version with the fixed versions in the vendor advisory. Where no fix exists yet, apply the vendor’s mitigation or take the system off the internet.
  3. Run a credentialed vulnerability scan to catch the systems you missed, then check that the next scan no longer reports CVE-2021-30663.

US federal agencies had to fix this by 2021-11-17. Everyone else should treat that deadline as a guide: if it has passed, this is overdue.

Affected versions

Versions the National Vulnerability Database lists as vulnerable to CVE-2021-30663. Check the vendor advisory for the exact fixed builds before you sign anything off.

ProductVulnerable versions
Apple Safaribefore 14.1.1
Apple Ipadosfrom 14.0 before 14.5.1
Apple Iphone OSbefore 12.5.3; from 14.0 before 14.5.1
Apple Macosfrom 11.0 before 11.3.1
Apple Tvosbefore 14.6

Timeline

  1. · Published in the National Vulnerability Database
  2. · Added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, 56 days after it was published
  3. · Fix-by date for US federal agencies, passed 1,810 days ago

Weakness type

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Sources: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (version 2026.10.30); EPSS data from FIRST.org; CVSS and descriptions from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Checked 2026-11-01. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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