Vulnerability · Published Apr 2, 2021 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2021-1779
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 31.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A logic error in kext loading was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212147 x_refsource_MISC