Vulnerability · Published Sep 8, 2021 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2021-30731
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-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 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 51.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4, Security Update 2021-004 Catalina. An unprivileged application may be able to capture USB devices.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212600 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212529 x_refsource_MISC