Vulnerability

CVE-2021-31010

High· 7.5KEVCVSS7.5EPSS1%

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Apple iOS, macOS, watchOS Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability

In affected versions of Apple iOS, macOS, and watchOS, a sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.

Threat signal

85/100

High

Severity

high

CVSS

7.5

EPSS

Active

KEV

CISA KEV — actively exploited

1367d overdue

AffectedApple — iOS, macOS, watchOS

Added to KEV

2022-08-25

Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)

2022-09-15

Required action (CISA verbatim)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vendor advisory + references

CISA description: “In affected versions of Apple iOS, macOS, and watchOS, a sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.”

CVSS

v3.1Open in FIRST calculator →

7.5/ 10HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack VectorNetworkExploitable remotely over the internet — no local access needed.
Attack ComplexityLowNo special conditions — exploit works reliably.
Privileges RequiredNoneUnauthenticated — no credentials needed.
User InteractionNoneFully automated — no victim action needed.
ScopeUnchangedImpact contained to the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality ImpactNoneNo confidentiality impact.
Integrity ImpactHighTotal compromise of integrity — full data modification possible.
Availability ImpactNoneNo availability impact.

EPSS

Exploit prediction · 30-day horizonFIRST.org →

0.72%

probability of exploitation in next 30 days

p73

higher than 73% of all CVEs

3-day trend↑ 0pp

Low exploitation likelihood — defer if no other signals fire.

Vendor VEX

No VEX statements published for CVE-2021-31010. Vendors publish VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) to assert per-product whether a CVE is actually exploitable in their distribution.

SSVCAct

Active exploitation with total impact on essential/support systems

exploitation: active
automatable: no
impact: total
mission: support

Lifecycle

2022-08-25Added to CISA KEVransomware: Unknown
2022-08-25Published
2022-09-15Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)
2026-06-12Last modified1 source

No source-event history recorded yet. New revisions will appear here as ingestors re-fetch this CVE.