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Known exploited · Apple

CVE-2021-30869: Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Type Confusion Vulnerability

What it is

Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS contain a type confusion vulnerability in the XNU which may allow a malicious application to execute code with kernel privileges.

Added November 3, 2021Due November 17, 2021CISA KEV catalog 2026.10.01

Vendor
Apple
Product
iOS, iPadOS, and macOS
Added to KEV
November 3, 2021
CISA due date
November 17, 2021
Ransomware use
Unknown

What CISA requires

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Forensic triage

No

What to do now

  1. Find every instance of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS you run, including the forgotten ones, and check its version against the vendor advisory.
  2. Apply the vendor's fix or mitigation, before November 17, 2021 if you are bound by CISA's deadline, sooner if it faces the internet.
  3. Assume it was tried against you already: look for signs of exploitation from the date it was added, not from the day you patched.

References

CVE-2021-30869 in the National Vulnerability Database

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Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (public domain), catalog version 2026.10.01.