Vulnerability in Apple macOS
CVE-2021-30777
An injection issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.5, Security Update 2021-004 Catalina, Security Update 2021-005 Mojave. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (66.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified
- Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.14.6, 10.15.7
- Apple Security Update - Catalina — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212602 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212600 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212603 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-30777?
- CVE-2021-30777 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-09-08.
- How severe is CVE-2021-30777?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-30777 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.