High severity · published Sep 8, 2021
CVE-2021-30713
Apple macOS Unspecified Vulnerability
In wildKEV
7.8
CVSS
7%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)7.0% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Nov 3, 2021
Federal remediation dueNov 17, 2021
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
macOS · Apple
before 11.4 · source: vendor, NVD, KEV
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
10.15 through 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; +4 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30713
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-30713
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212529
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212805
mailing-list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/40
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