CVE-2021-1736

7.8 highEPSS 0.9%

High (7.8) in apple. EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 60% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-125
Published: 2021-04-02
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

apple:mac_os_x
apple:macos

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212147
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212147

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