5.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2021-30964
Apple macOS Monterey / iOS / iPadOS/os/watchOS Credential Validation Bypass Vulnerability
Description

An inherited permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, watchOS 8.3, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 24, 2021, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:05 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-30964 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 iphone_os
3 Apple watchos
4 Apple ipados
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
The affected Apple operating systems have a credential validation bypass vulnerability.
  • Upgrade iOS and iPadOS to version 15.2 or later.
  • Upgrade macOS to version 12.1 or later.
  • Upgrade watchOS to version 8.3 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-30964 is associated with the following CWEs:

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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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-30964 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-30964 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212975
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978
  • 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]
    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/HT212976
  • 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
    Added CWE NIST CWE-732
    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 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. An inherited permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, watchOS 8.3, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2. A malicious application may be able to bypass 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/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
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.18 }} -0.09%

score

0.36087

percentile