5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-1740
Apple File System Directory Path Parsing Vulnerability
Description

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, macOS Big Sur 11.3. A local user may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 8, 2021, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 15, 2021, 3:20 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-1740 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-1740 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
2 Apple mac_os_x
3 Apple iphone_os
4 Apple tvos
5 Apple watchos
6 Apple ipados
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-1740.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212317 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212323 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212324 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212325 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212326 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-1740 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 15, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212317 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212317 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212323 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212323 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212324 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212324 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212325 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212325 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212326 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212326 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.5 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.5 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.15 up to (including) 10.15.5 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.6:supplemental_update:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-005:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-007:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:supplemental_update:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0 up to (excluding) 11.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.5 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.4
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

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0.12360

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