CVE-2021-1874: Apple iPadOS

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 1.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel 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.