Hazard

Is CVE-2021-1789 being exploited?

Confirmed exploited in the wild

CISA has evidence of active exploitation. This is not theoretical risk — someone has already used it against someone.

Apple Multiple Products Type Confusion Vulnerability

Apple · Multiple Products

CVSS 8.8 EPSS 13% no public exploit indexed Fix deadline passed 25 May 2022

What it is

A type confusion issue affecting multiple Apple products allows processing of maliciously crafted web content, leading to arbitrary code execution.

Why we say that

  • CISA's federal remediation deadline (2022-05-25) has passed
  • Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue

Every line above comes from a named public source. Where the evidence is thin, we say so rather than inventing confidence — see methodology.

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What it costs when this goes wrong

This is where UK enforcement meets the vulnerability record. Where an unfixed vulnerability leads to a breach, the ICO treats it as a security failure under UK GDPR. Recent cases:

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