Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2021-30688

A malicious application may be able to break out of its sandbox. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4, Security Update 2021-003 Catalina. A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.

EPSS: 0.003 (21.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-30688?
CVE-2021-30688 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-09-08.
How severe is CVE-2021-30688?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-30688 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.