CVE-2021-1782

high

Description

A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, watchOS 7.3, tvOS 14.4, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

References

https://www.tenable.com/cyber-exposure/2021-threat-landscape-retrospective

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212149

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212148

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212147

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212146

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-04-02

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High