What is CVE-2021-30920?

CVE-2021-30920 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-08-24.

How severe is CVE-2021-30920?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2021-30920

A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1. A local attacker may be able to read sensitive information.

EPSS: 0.002 (14.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-30920?: CVE-2021-30920 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-08-24.
How severe is CVE-2021-30920?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.