Vulnerability · Published Sep 8, 2021 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2021-30777
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 68% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 32.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An injection issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.5, Security Update 2021-004 Catalina, Security Update 2021-005 Mojave. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212602 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212600 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212603 x_refsource_MISC