CVE-2021-30970
"Apple macOS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability"
Description
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 24, 2021, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:34 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2021-30970 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
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-2021-30970.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978 | |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212979 |
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).
None
The Mac Researcher - Am I the one?
C Shell
My Personal Reading lists for CVE Writeups
Python
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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2021-30970 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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Cybersecurity News
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-30970 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/HT212978 [No types assigned] Added Reference Apple Inc. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212979 [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978 Removed Reference MITRE https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212979 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 28, 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/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 NVD-CWE-noinfo Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0 up to (excluding) 11.2.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.0 up to (excluding) 12.1 -
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 state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences. Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212979 [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
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-30970 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-2021-30970
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.07 }} 0.00%
score
0.29123
percentile