Vulnerability · Published Aug 24, 2021 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2021-31004
High 7.0
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 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1, macOS Big Sur 11.5. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212602 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212869 x_refsource_MISC