Vulnerability in Apple macOS
CVE-2021-30850
An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6, tvOS 15. A user may gain access to protected parts of the file system.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (58.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified
- Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.15.7
- Apple tvOS
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212804 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212805 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212815 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Oct/63 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-30850?
- CVE-2021-30850 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-10-19.
- How severe is CVE-2021-30850?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.