Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Apple Multiple Products Type Confusion Vulnerability
CVE-2021-1789
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, tvOS 14.4, watchOS 7.3, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4, Safari 14.0.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
8.8
HIGH
Exploitability:2.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:14.54%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-843 ↗CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified < 14.4 (affected) |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified < 11.2 (affected) |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified < 7.3 (affected) |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified < 14.4 (affected) |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified < 14.0 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Apple Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2020-12-08T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2021-04-02T18:01:18 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-21T23:25:50 |
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