Vulnerability · Published Sep 8, 2021 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2021-30681
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 36.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-004 Mojave, iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6, Security Update 2021-003 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.4, watchOS 7.5. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212528 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212529 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212533 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212530 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212531 x_refsource_MISC