CVE-2021-1848: Apple iPadOS

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The issue was addressed with improved UI handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5. A local user may be able to view sensitive information in the app switcher.

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.