Code execution via WebKit integer overflow
Published Aug 24, 2021 · Updated Mar 6, 2026
Integer overflow in WebKit on affected Apple operating systems allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted web content. Apple has not disclosed the affected WebKit function or integer operation; it states that improved input validation corrects the overflow. The initial exploit grants read/write access in the WebContent process; broader device compromise requires additional exploit-chain stages.
Summary
What happened
Integer overflow in WebKit on affected Apple operating systems allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted web content. Apple has not disclosed the affected WebKit function or integer operation; it states that improved input validation corrects the overflow. The initial exploit grants read/write access in the WebContent process; broader device compromise requires additional exploit-chain stages.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-30952
- Published
- Aug 24, 2021
- Updated
- Mar 6, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS and iPadOS
- Classifications
- CWE-190, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 24, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 5, 2026Exploitation reportedCISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog entry
- Mar 6, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <15.2
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Attacks
What attackers are doing with it
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Coruna buffout WebContent exploitweaponized · observed in use
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Reported exploitation
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog entryknown exploited catalog
- Coruna exploit-kit deploymentexploit chain
Technologies
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