Vulnerability · Published Apr 2, 2021 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2021-1805
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 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 32.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An out-of-bounds write was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Supplemental Update, macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Security Update 2021-002. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212177 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212327 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- 20210427 APPLE-SA-2021-04-26-4 Security Update 2021-003 Mojave mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC