Vulnerability · Published Oct 1, 2021 · Assigned by canonical

CVE-2021-3747MacOS version of Multipass incorrect owner for application directory

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity incorrect permission assignment in Multipass from Canonical. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 84.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The MacOS version of Multipass, version 1.7.0, fixed in 1.7.2, accidentally installed the application directory with incorrect owner.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Canonical	Multipass	1.7 – before 1.7.2

Weakness: CWE-732 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://github.com/canonical/multipass/issues/2261 x_refsource_MISC