VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2021-30681
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.03%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-09-08
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-004 Mojave, iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6, Security Update 2021-003 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.4, watchOS 7.5. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-20
Primary references
- product-security@apple.com — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- product-security@apple.com — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- product-security@apple.com — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- product-security@apple.com — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- product-security@apple.com — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory