CVE-2021-30946
Apple Privacy Preferences Bypass Vulnerability in macOS and WatchOS
Description
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, watchOS 8.3, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 24, 2021, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:33 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
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vulnerability.
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-30946 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Source Update by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Source MITRE Apple Inc. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212975 [No types assigned] Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976 [No types assigned] Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978 [No types assigned] Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212979 [No types assigned] Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213056 [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212975 Removed Reference MITRE https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978 Removed Reference MITRE https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212979 Removed Reference MITRE https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976 Removed Reference MITRE https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213056 -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-668 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 05, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213056 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213056 Vendor Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 26, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213056 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 29, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212975 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212975 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212979 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212979 Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-668 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0 up to (excluding) 11.6.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.0 up to (excluding) 12.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.3 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 23, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description ** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was withdrawn by the CVE program. Notes: none. A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, watchOS 8.3, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences. Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212975 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212979 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Unrejected by [email protected]
Dec. 23, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Rejected by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-30946 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.08 }} 0.00%
score
0.32494
percentile