Code execution via WebKit integer overflow
Published Sep 8, 2021 · Updated Oct 21, 2025
Integer overflow in WebKit in Apple macOS Big Sur before 11.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute code through crafted web content. Apple has not disclosed the affected WebKit function; the published mechanism is insufficient input validation that permits an integer calculation to overflow. A user must load the content before attacker-supplied code can run with the process's privileges.
Summary
What happened
Integer overflow in WebKit in Apple macOS Big Sur before 11.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute code through crafted web content. Apple has not disclosed the affected WebKit function; the published mechanism is insufficient input validation that permits an integer calculation to overflow. A user must load the content before attacker-supplied code can run with the process's privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-30663
- Published
- Sep 8, 2021
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- macOS
- Classifications
- CWE-190, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 8, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 3, 2021Exploitation reportedCISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities listing
- Oct 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Is a vulnerable build present?
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <11.3
- Affected versionversion=unspecified <12.5
- Affected versionversion=unspecified <14.1
- Affected versionversion=unspecified <14.5
- Affected versionversion=unspecified <14.6
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What is affected?
Attacks
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Reported exploitation
- Apple report of active exploitationreported exploitation
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities listingknown exploited catalog
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