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CVE-2021-30997 Details

Description

A S/MIME issue existed in the handling of encrypted email. This issue was addressed by not automatically loading some MIME parts. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2. An attacker may be able to recover plaintext contents of an S/MIME-encrypted e-mail.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976 CVE
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976 [email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
apple ipados
< 15.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
apple iphone os
< 15.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-30997
NVD Published Date:
Aug 24, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]