Vulnerability · Published Aug 24, 2021 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2021-30868
High 7.0
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 0.7% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212869 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212872 x_refsource_MISC