Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2021-30970

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

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: 0.148 (96.6th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-30970: held from 0.147 to 0.148.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.147 · newest: 0.148 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-30970?
CVE-2021-30970 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-08-24.
How severe is CVE-2021-30970?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-30970 known to be exploited?
5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.