CVE-2021-30804

Local disclosure of device-location data

Published Sep 8, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Permissions validation in Apple's mobile operating system before 14.7 allows local users to read device-location data through a hostile app. Apple identifies only a permissions issue addressed through improved validation and does not disclose the affected API, process, or failed check. Exploitation requires code execution as a hostile local application and is limited to reading device-location data.

CVSS severity3.3
Low
EPSS probability0.74%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Permissions validation in Apple's mobile operating system before 14.7 allows local users to read device-location data through a hostile app. Apple identifies only a permissions issue addressed through improved validation and does not disclose the affected API, process, or failed check. Exploitation requires code execution as a hostile local application and is limited to reading device-location data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-30804
Published
Sep 8, 2021
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Apple
Product
iOS
Classifications
T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 8, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <14.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Apple · iOSversion=unspecified <14.7

Published CVSS scores

4.3NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
3.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1005Data from Local System

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