Vulnerability · Published Aug 24, 2021 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2021-30970

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 14.8% (higher than 97% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)14.8%top 3.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 12.1
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 11.6

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212979 x_refsource_MISC