PT-2021-7281 · Apple · Apple Macos

Thijs Alkemade · Published 2021-08-24 · Updated 2022-10-11 · CVE-2021-30873

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 12.0.1

Description A logic issue was addressed with improved state management, which could allow a malicious application to elevate privileges. The issue is related to insecure privilege management, potentially enabling a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges.

Recommendations For versions prior to 12.0.1, update to macOS Monterey 12.0.1 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the execution of malicious applications to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-05090

CVE-2021-30873

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-30873 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30873 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-05090 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212869 · Note
• https://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/6609 · Telegram Post
• https://support.apple.com/ru-ru/HT212871 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212871 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-30873 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/103236 · Note