CVE-2021-30946: Apple iPadOS

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, watchOS 8.3, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences.

Affected products

  • Apple iPadOS: before 15.2 (fixed in 15.2)
  • Apple iPhone OS: before 15.2 (fixed in 15.2)
  • Apple macOS: from 11.0, before 11.6.2 (fixed in 11.6.2); from 12.0, before 12.1 (fixed in 12.1)
  • Apple watchOS: before 8.3 (fixed in 8.3)

Published 2021-08-24. Last modified 2026-06-17.