CVE-2021-1871

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.8 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 7%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc activeExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
99(Act)
EG Risk 99/100SSVC: Act

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Fix now — active exploitation, automatable, high impact.
EPSS PROB
7%
EPSS %ILE
94%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

April 2, 2021

Last Modified

October 23, 2025

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Sep 17, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-1871
generic

[SECURITY] [DSA 4923-1] webkit2gtk security update

https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4923
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

About the security content of macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212147
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

About the security content of iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4 - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212146
generic

[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: webkit2gtk3-2.32.0-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L3L6ZZOU5JS7E3RFYGLP7UFLXCG7TNLU/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2021-1871(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(3)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuwebkit2gtk-driver (2.32.0-0ubuntu0.20.10.1) @ groovy2026-09-19ubuntu
redhatwebkitgtk4-0:2.48.3-2.el7_92025-07-07redhat
redhatwebkit2gtk3-0:2.32.3-2.el82021-11-09redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(9 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:11(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
webkit2gtk—2.32.0-2—
wpewebkit—2.32.0-2—
Debian:12(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
webkit2gtk—2.32.0-2—
wpewebkit—2.32.0-2—
Debian:13(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
webkit2gtk—2.32.0-2—
wpewebkit—2.32.0-2—
Debian:14(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
webkit2gtk—2.32.0-2—
wpewebkit—2.32.0-2—
Debian:10(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
webkit2gtk2.24.2-1 ... 2.32.0-2 (81 versions)2.32.1-1~deb10u1—

Additional Vendor Advisories

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Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 109× in last 7d / 468× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 1,681 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-19 14:41 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-09-19 14:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-19 11:02 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-09-19 11:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-19 07:23 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-09-19 07:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-19 03:44 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-09-19 03:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-19 00:05 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-09-19 00:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-18 20:26 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-18 20:26 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-09-18 20:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-18 19:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-18 19:20 UTCCISA KEV update
  16. 2026-09-18 16:46 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-09-18 16:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-18 14:15 UTCCISA KEV update
  19. 2026-09-18 13:07 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-09-18 13:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-18 09:28 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-09-18 09:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-18 05:49 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-09-18 05:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-18 02:10 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-09-18 02:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-17 22:30 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-17 22:30 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-09-17 22:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-17 19:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-17 18:50 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-09-17 18:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-17 15:07 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-09-17 15:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-17 11:28 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-09-17 11:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-17 07:48 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-09-17 07:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-17 04:09 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-09-17 04:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  18. 2026-09-16 20:50 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-09-16 20:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-16 16:53 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-16 16:53 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-09-16 16:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-16 14:10 UTCCISA KEV update
  24. 2026-09-16 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-09-16 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-09-16 13:13 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-09-16 13:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-16 09:33 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-09-16 09:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-16 05:54 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-09-16 05:54 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-09-16 05:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-09-16 02:15 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-09-16 02:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-09-15 22:36 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-09-15 22:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-09-15 18:56 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-09-15 18:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-15 15:17 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-09-15 15:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-09-15 11:38 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-09-15 11:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-15 07:59 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-09-15 07:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-15 04:20 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-09-15 04:20 UTCVendor advisory
  47. 2026-09-15 04:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-09-15 03:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-09-15 00:40 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-09-15 00:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-09-14 21:01 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-09-14 21:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-09-14 19:24 UTCCISA KEV update
  54. 2026-09-14 17:20 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-09-14 17:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-09-14 13:41 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-09-14 13:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-09-14 10:02 UTCVendor advisory
  59. 2026-09-14 10:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-09-14 06:22 UTCVendor advisory
  61. 2026-09-14 06:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-09-14 02:43 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-09-14 02:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-09-13 23:04 UTCVendor advisory
  65. 2026-09-13 23:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-09-13 19:25 UTCEG score recompute
  67. 2026-09-13 19:25 UTCVendor advisory
  68. 2026-09-13 19:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-09-13 16:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  70. 2026-09-13 15:45 UTCVendor advisory
  71. 2026-09-13 15:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-09-13 12:06 UTCVendor advisory
  73. 2026-09-13 12:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-09-13 08:26 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-09-13 08:26 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2021-1871?
CVE-2021-1871 is a critical vulnerability published on April 2, 2021. A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this…
When was CVE-2021-1871 disclosed?
CVE-2021-1871 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 2, 2021, with the most recent update on October 23, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2021-1871 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2021-1871 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3, 2021, affecting Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-1871?
CVE-2021-1871 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
Which products are affected by CVE-2021-1871?
CVE-2021-1871 affects Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2021-1871?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-1871, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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