CVE-2021-30956

LOW

iPadOS < 15.2 - Unauthenticated Lock Screen Bypass to Contact Access

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2021-30956. PoCs published by fordsham.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a vulnerability report for CVE-2021-30956, authored by Akiva Fordsham. The document likely provides technical details about the vulnerability, including root cause analysis and potential exploitation vectors.

Description

A lock screen issue allowed access to contacts on a locked device. This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2. An attacker with physical access to a device may be able to see private contact information.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WRITEUP
by fordsham · poc
https://github.com/fordsham/CVE-2021-30956

This repository contains a vulnerability report for CVE-2021-30956, authored by Akiva Fordsham. The document likely provides technical details about the vulnerability, including root cause analysis and potential exploitation vectors.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Unknown (not specified in the provided data)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerability report document
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976

Scores

CVSS v3 2.4
EPSS 0.0043
EPSS Percentile 34.4%
Attack Vector PHYSICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Details

Status published
Products (2)
apple/ipados < 15.2
apple/iphone_os < 15.2
Published Aug 24, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026