7.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-30724
AppletvOS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in tvOS 14.6, 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 local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 8, 2021, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 9, 2023, 4:41 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-30724 has a 2 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-2021-30724 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 watchos
5 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-2021-30724.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212528 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212529 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212530 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212531 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212532 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212533 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).

Here is some resources about macOS/iOS system security.

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
496 stars 49 fork 49 watcher
Born at : Aug. 26, 2020, 8:21 a.m. This repo has been linked 166 different CVEs too.

Useful resources for iOS hacking

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
1626 stars 233 fork 233 watcher
Born at : Dec. 26, 2016, 2:01 p.m. This repo has been linked 9 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-30724 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-30724 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
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    May. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-269 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 22, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0.1 from (excluding) 11.4 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0.1 from (excluding) 11.4
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 14, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212528 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212528 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212529 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212529 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212530 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212530 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212531 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212531 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212532 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212532 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212533 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212533 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 14.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0.1 up to (excluding) 11.4 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.14.0 up to (including) 10.14.5 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2019-001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2019-002:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2019-004:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2019-005:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2019-006:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2019-007:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2020-001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2020-002:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2020-003:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2020-004:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2020-005:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2020-006:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2020-007:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2021-001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2021-002:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2021-003:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:supplemental_update:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:supplemental_update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.15 up to (including) 10.15.6 *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:security_update_2021-002:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:supplemental_update:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.5
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-30724 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-30724 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.35 }} 0.08%

score

0.67779

percentile

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