CVE-2021-47969Public exploit

Application hang via oversized note payload

Published May 16, 2026 · Updated May 16, 2026

Denial of service in Hagens Media Color Notes 1.4 allows attackers to hang the iOS application by pasting an oversized note payload. The note editor accepts a 350,000-character string twice without enforcing a practical size limit, driving excessive memory allocation until the process stops responding. Exploitation requires direct interaction with the note-creation interface, and the published proof of concept demonstrates only an application hang on iOS 14.2.

CVSS severity8.7
High
EPSS probability0.28%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in Hagens Media Color Notes 1.4 allows attackers to hang the iOS application by pasting an oversized note payload. The note editor accepts a 350,000-character string twice without enforcing a practical size limit, driving excessive memory allocation until the process stops responding. Exploitation requires direct interaction with the note-creation interface, and the published proof of concept demonstrates only an application hang on iOS 14.2.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-47969
Published
May 16, 2026
Updated
May 16, 2026
Vendor
Hagens Media, LLC.
Product
Color Notes
Classifications
CWE-789, T1499
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 16, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 16, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Hagens Media, LLC. · Color Notesversion=1.4

Published CVSS scores

7.5VulnCheckCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
8.7VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA: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
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-789Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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