High severity · published Aug 24, 2021
CVE-2021-30935
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation
8.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 54% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
macOS · Apple
11.0 before 11.6.2; 12.0 before 12.1 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
through 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; +6 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30935
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-30935
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212979
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212981
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212978
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