Matt Shockley

**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions** macOS Big Sur versions prior to 11.5 **Description** A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. A malicious application may be able to access a user’s recent Contacts. **Recommendations** For macOS Big Sur versions prior to 11.5, update to macOS Big Sur 11.5 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Contacts application until the update is applied.

**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions** iOS versions prior to 13.6 iPadOS versions prior to 13.6 macOS Catalina versions prior to 10.15.6 **Description** An issue existed in the handling of environment variables, which has been addressed with improved validation. This issue may allow a local user to view sensitive user information. The issue is related to the lack of protection for system data in macOS, which can be exploited to disclose protected information. **Recommendations** For iOS versions prior to 13.6, update to iOS 13.6 or later. For iPadOS versions prior to 13.6, update to iPadOS 13.6 or later. For macOS Catalina versions prior to 10.15.6, update to macOS Catalina 10.15.6 or later.