Known exploited · Apple
CVE-2021-31010: Apple iOS, macOS, watchOS Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability
What it is
In affected versions of Apple iOS, macOS, and watchOS, a sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS, macOS, watchOS
- Added to KEV
- August 25, 2022
- CISA due date
- September 15, 2022
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
What CISA requires
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Forensic triage
No
What to do now
- Find every instance of iOS, macOS, watchOS you run, including the forgotten ones, and check its version against the vendor advisory.
- Apply the vendor's fix or mitigation, before September 15, 2022 if you are bound by CISA's deadline, sooner if it faces the internet.
- Assume it was tried against you already: look for signs of exploitation from the date it was added, not from the day you patched.
- Until every instance is patched, block the attack at the edge: a WAF in blocking mode stops Java deserialization payloads.
References
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Start freeSource: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (public domain), catalog version 2026.10.01.