Vulnerability · Published Aug 24, 2021 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2021-30892
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 10.3% (higher than 96% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)10.3%top 4.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An inherited permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1, Security Update 2021-007 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212869 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212871 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212872 x_refsource_MISC