CVE-2021-1833: Apple iPadOS

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 14.5 (fixed in 14.5)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 14.5 (fixed in 14.5)

Published 2021-09-08. Last modified 2026-06-17.