CVE-2021-30867 (GCVE-0-2021-30867)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-24 18:49 – Updated: 2024-08-03 22:48
VLAI
Summary
The issue was addressed with improved authentication. This issue is fixed in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. A malicious application may be able to access photo metadata without needing permission to access photos.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • A malicious application may be able to access photo metadata without needing permission to access photos
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: unspecified , < 15 (custom)
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