Vulnerability · Published Aug 24, 2021 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2021-30969
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 1.1% (higher than 66% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 34.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. Processing a maliciously crafted URL may cause unexpected JavaScript execution from a file on disk.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212979 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212981 x_refsource_MISC