Critical severity · published Aug 24, 2021
CVE-2021-30925
The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic
9.1
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in watchOS 8, macOS Big Sur 11.6, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 70% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 15.0 · source: NVD
MA
macOS · Apple
before 11.6 · source: NVD
WA
Watchos · Apple
before 8.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30925
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-30925
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212804
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212819
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