CVE-2021-1863

low-risk
Published 2021-09-08

An issue existed with authenticating the action triggered by an NFC tag. The issue was addressed with improved action authentication. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5. A person with physical access to an iOS device may be able to place phone calls to any phone number.

Do I need to act?

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0.05% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
2
CVSS 2.4/10 Low
PHYSICAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (2)

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212317
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212317
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low-risk
Severity 10/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low